UID:
edocfu_9959328789702883
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 512 pages) :
,
illustrations
ISBN:
9781444308457
,
1444308459
,
9781405185073
,
1405185074
,
140514923X
,
9781405149235
,
9781444308440
,
1444308440
Series Statement:
Blackwell companions to the ancient world. Ancient history
Content:
A Companion to Julius Caesar comprises 30 essays from leading scholars examining the life and after life of this great polarizing figure.: Explores Caesar from a variety of perspectives: military genius, ruthless tyrant, brilliant politician, first class orator, sophisticated man of letters, and more.; Utilizes Caesar's own extant writings.; Examines the viewpoints of Caesar's contemporaries and explores Caesar's portrayals by artists and writers through the ages.
Note:
A COMPANION TO JULIUS CAESAR; Contents; List of Figures; Notes on Contributors; Preface; Reference Works: Abbreviated Titles; 1 Introduction; Part I Biography: Narrative; 2 From the Iulii to Caesar; 3 Caesar as a Politician; 4 The Proconsular Years: Politics at a Distance; 5 The Dictator; 6 The Assassination; Part II Biography: Themes; 7 General and Imperialist; 8 Caesar and Religion; 9 Friends, Associates, and Wives; 10 Caesar the Man; 11 Caesar as an Intellectual; Part III Caesar's Extant Writings; 12 Bellum Gallicum; 13 Bellum Civile; 14 The Continuators: Soldiering On.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Companion to Julius Caesar. Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 ISBN 9781405149235
Additional Edition:
ISBN 140514923X
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
;
Electronic books.
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History
;
Biographies.
DOI:
10.1002/9781444308440
URL:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781444308440
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