![]() ![]() ![]() Indisputably one of the most fascinating leaders in history, he is immersed in contradictions: a virtual dictator who continued to act on behalf of the plebeians and an intellectual who was capable of cruel vengeance. Julius Caesar is a comprehensive work that touches all the important aspects of his life without miring readers in unnecessary details. ![]() Less well known is Caesar the man - his early years spent as a priest, his first marriage to General Cinna's Daughter, his refusal to divorce his wife under threat of death during a civil war, his decision to join the army and his devotion to his family. Barry Strauss - Professor of History and Classics, Cornell University Julius Caesar is highly regarded today as a military strategist and tactician, and as the ambitious conqueror who expanded Roman territory several times over. "Elegant, learned and compulsively readable, Julius Caesar moves from broad sweep to brilliant detail". ![]()
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