![]() Hence, although the author has written this book for the lay reader, it is also useful for scholarly study. ![]() ![]() Īdditionally, a bibliography of scholarly commentary, published during our more modern age, regarding Julius Caesar and Ancient Rome during his lifetime, is also in the back of the book. The work of sifting through these sometimes conflicting sources to tell the story is also part of the narrative. The book is referenced with endnotes and an index, located in the back of the book, showing it is based on ancient scholarly sources. One underlying structure of this book is to take the reader on a journey that follows "the many gambles, strange turns, and unlikely incidents in Caesar's career." Few fictional heroes have ever done as much as Caius Julius Caesar." ![]() Within that framework, during his fifty-six year lifetime, he fulfilled many roles: "including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator – perhaps even a god – as well as a husband, father, lover and adulterer. The Fall of the West: The Death of the Roman Superpower ( Orion 2009)Ĭaesar, Life of a Colossus is a biography of Julius Caesar written by Adrian Goldsworthy and published in 2006 by Yale University Press It outlines his life in the context of the many institutions with which he interacted : " Roman society, the politics of the senate, Gaul (ancient France)" as well as the army of that ancient republic. The Complete Roman Army ( Thames & Hudson, 2003) ![]()
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