Caesar

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Caesar
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Adrian Goldsworthy
By (author) Dr Adrian Goldsworthy Ltd
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:704
Dimensions(mm): Height 197,Width 172
Category/GenreEuropean history
Biographies: Historical, Political and Military
World history
World history - BCE to c 500 CE
World history - c 500 to C 1500
World history - c 1500 to c 1750
World history - c 1750 to c 1900
World history - from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780753821589
ClassificationsDewey:937.05092
Audience
General
Illustrations 15 Maps

Publishing Details

Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Imprint Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publication Date 3 May 2007
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

From the very beginning, Caesar's story makes dazzling reading. In his late teens he narrowly avoided execution for opposing the military dictator Sulla. He was decorated for valour in battle, captured and held to ransom by pirates, and almost bankrupted himself by staging games for the masses. As a politician, he quickly gained a reputation as a dangerously ambitious maverick. In a string of spectacular victories he conquered all of Gaul, invaded Germany, and twice landed in Britain - an achievement which in 55BC was greeted with a public euphoria comparable to that generated by the moon landing in 1969. In just thirty years he had risen from a position of virtual obscurity to become one of the richest men in the world, with the power to single-handedly overthrow the Republic. By his death he was effectively emperor of most of the known world.

Author Biography

Adrian Goldsworthy has a doctorate from Oxford University. His first book, The Roman Army at War was recognised by John Keegan, the general Editor of The History of Warfare, as an exceptionally impressive work, original in treatment and impressive in style. He has since written five other books, to great acclaim.

Reviews

"Goldsworthy's magnificent biography places Caesar in the context of the Roman world and shows why we return to the great man." -- Toby Clements Telegraph