{"product_id":"julius-caesar-9781904675020","title":"Julius Caesar","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulius Caesar was, as this book maintains, quite simply the most famous Roman who ever lived. His influence endures to the present day: in our 'Julian' calendar of 365.25 days, which he introduced; in the geographical entity we call France, whose boundaries he established; and, thanks to his 'invasion' of 55 BCE, his is virtually the earliest familiar name in the history of Britain. This introductory book seeks to explore the many facets of his complex character - his vanity and his vitality, his charisma and his cruelty. It seeks to set his astounding career and accomplishments against the background of late republican Rome, so enabling the reader to understand not only Caesar himself but also the violent and destructive world in which he grew up. It traces in detail the sources of his phenomenal rise to power and the deep unpopularity which ultimately made him 'one of the loneliest men alive'. Garland pays particular attention to the day of Caesar's death, which can, like no other day of the ancient world, be re-constructed on an almost hour-by-hour basis. Caesar's powerful legacy is also examined, as is his 'reception' in European thought and culture from antiquity to the present day in a variety of media, including epic poetry, drama, fiction and film. The book includes a guide to further reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCracking along at the pace of an airport thriller, Robert Garland's Julius Caesar provides a fascinating bird's-eye view of this talismanic figure in the turmoil of the late Roman republic. Highly recommended.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePeter Jones, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIllustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 The Man\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 The Witnesses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3 The Crisis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4 The Ambitious Upstart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5 The Proconsul of Gaul\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 The Gambler\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 The Final Months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8 The Conspiracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9 The Murder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10 The Funeral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11 The Avenger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12 The Legacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13 The Verdict\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14 The Media\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFurther Reading\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51360236667223,"sku":"9781904675020","price":23.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781904675020.jpg?v=1754127072","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/julius-caesar-9781904675020","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}