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Caesar : Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy (2006, Hardcover)
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In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as military leader, all of these roles and places his subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherYale University Press
ISBN-100300120486
ISBN-139780300120486
eBay Product ID (ePID)63051891
Product Key Features
Book TitleCaesar : Life of a Colossus
Number of Pages608 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicAncient / Rome, General
Publication Year2006
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorAdrian Goldsworthy
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight36.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-922060
Reviews"It gives me great pleasure to give Caesar the strongest possible recommendation. Caesar was a complex character living in confusing times, but Adrian Goldsworthy tackles the subject with a vigor, thoroughness and clarity of purpose that the great man himself would have approved of."-Philip Sidnell, Editor, Ancient and Medieval History Book Club (London), "A fascinating account of the life and career of a remarkable man...Goldworthy is a sober and cautious biographer, but then, when one''s subject is Julius Caesar, one needs to be nothing more."--John Phillips,Southern Humanities Review, "Goldsworthy''s book will remain the definitive biography of Caesar for years to come."-Philip Matyszak, author of The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome''s First Dynasty, "Goldsworthy''s book will remain the definitive biography of Caesar for years to come."--Philip Matyszak, author of "The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome''s First Dynasty", "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of our most promising young military historians today."-Sir John Keegan, author of The Iraq War, "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the new generation of young classicists who combine scholarship with storytelling to bring the ancient world to life. In his masterly newCaesar, he shows us the greatest Roman as man, statesman, soldier, and lover."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, author ofStalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, "An authoritative and exciting portrait not only of Caesar but of the complex society in which he lived."-Steven Coates, New York Times Book Review, �It gives me great pleasure to give Caesar the strongest possible recommendation. Caesar was a complex character living in confusing times, but Adrian Goldsworthy tackles the subject with a vigor, thoroughness and clarity of purpose that the great man himself would have approved of.��Philip Sidnell, Editor, Ancient and Medieval History Book Club (London), "It gives me great pleasure to give Caesar the strongest possible recommendation. Caesar was a complex character living in confusing times, but Adrian Goldsworthy tackles the subject with a vigor, thoroughness and clarity of purpose that the great man himself would have approved of."-Philip Sidnell, Editor, Ancient and Medieval History Book Club (London), "Readers interested in Caesar and ancient Rome will enjoy Goldsworthy's flowing narrative and thoughtful analysis."�David Bonagura, Jr., The University Bookman, "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the new generation of young classicists who combine scholarship with storytelling to bring the ancient world to life.In his masterly new Caesar , he shows us the greatest Roman as man, statesman, soldier, and lover."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, "It gives me great pleasure to give "Caesar" the strongest possible recommendation. Caesar was a complex character living in confusing times, but Adrian Goldsworthy tackles the subject with a vigor, thoroughness and clarity of purpose that the great man himself would have approved of."--Philip Sidnell, Editor, Ancient and Medieval History Book Club (London), ""Caesar" is an accessible, balanced, and highly readable contribution to our understanding of one of Rome's most complex characters. No one writing in English today knows more about Roman military history than Adrian Goldsworthy."-Guy Rogers, Wellesley College, "Goldsworthy''s book will remain the definitive biography of Caesar for years to come."-Philip Matyszak, author ofThe Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome''s First Dynasty, "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the new generation of young classicists who combine scholarship with storytelling to bring the ancient world to life. In his masterly new Caesar , he shows us the greatest Roman as man, statesman, soldier, and lover."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the new generation of young classicists who combine scholarship with storytelling to bring the ancient world to life. In his masterly new Caesar , he shows us the greatest Roman as man, statesman, soldier, and lover."-Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, "Goldsworthy's book will remain the definitive biography of Caesar for years to come."-Philip Matyszak, author ofThe Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome's First Dynasty, "Readers interested in Caesar and ancient Rome will enjoy Goldsworthy's flowing narrative and thoughtful analysis."-David Bonagura, Jr., The University Bookman, "Readers interested in Caesar and ancient Rome will enjoy Goldsworthy''s flowing narrative and thoughtful analysis."-David Bonagura, Jr.,The University Bookman, "A fascinating account of the life and career of a remarkable man...Goldworthy is a sober and cautious biographer, but then, when one's subject is Julius Caesar, one needs to be nothing more."--John Phillips, Southern Humanities Review, "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of our most promising young military historians today."-Sir John Keegan, author ofThe Iraq War, "Goldsworthy's book will remain the definitive biography of Caesar for years to come."-Philip Matyszak, author of The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome's First Dynasty, "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the new generation of young classicists who combine scholarship with storytelling to bring the ancient world to life. In his masterly new Caesar, he shows us the greatest Roman as man, statesman, soldier, and lover."�Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar, "Goldsworthy's book will remain the definitive biography of Caesar for years to come."-Philip Matyszak, author of "The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome's First Dynasty", "Readers interested in Caesar and ancient Rome will enjoy Goldsworthy''s flowing narrative and thoughtful analysis."-David Bonagura, Jr., The University Bookman, "It gives me great pleasure to giveCaesarthe strongest possible recommendation. Caesar was a complex character living in confusing times, but Adrian Goldsworthy tackles the subject with a vigor, thoroughness and clarity of purpose that the great man himself would have approved of."-Philip Sidnell, Editor, Ancient and Medieval History Book Club (London), "An authoritative and exciting portrait not only of Caesar but of the complex society in which he lived."�Steven Coates, New York Times Book Review, "An authoritative and exciting portrait not only of Caesar but of the complex society in which he lived."-Steven Coates,New York Times Book Review, "It gives me great pleasure to give Caesar the strongest possible recommendation.Caesar was a complex character living in confusing times, but Adrian Goldsworthy tackles the subject with a vigor, thoroughness and clarity of purpose that the great manhimself would have approved of."-Philip Sidnell, Editor, Ancient and Medieval History Book Club (London), "Goldsworthy's book will remain the definitive biography of Caesar for years to come."�Philip Matyszak, author of The Sons of Caesar: Imperial Rome's First Dynasty, " It gives me great pleasure to give "Caesar" the strongest possible recommendation. Caesar was a complex character living in confusing times, but Adrian Goldsworthy tackles the subject with a vigor, thoroughness and clarity of purpose that the great man himself would have approved of." -- Philip Sidnell, Editor, Ancient and Medieval History Book Club (London), "A fascinating account of the life and career of a remarkable man...Goldworthy is a sober and cautious biographer, but then, when one''s subject is Julius Caesar, one needs to be nothing more."--John Phillips, Southern Humanities Review, "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of our most promising young military historians today."--Sir John Keegan, author of "The Iraq War", "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of the new generation of young classicists who combine scholarship with storytelling to bring the ancient world to life. In his masterly new "Caesar," he shows us the greatest Roman as man, statesman, soldier, and lover."--Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of "Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar", "Adrian Goldsworthy is one of our most promising young military historians today."�Sir John Keegan, author of The Iraq War
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal937/.05092 B
SynopsisTracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor's life, Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor's accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals, and rebel condemned by his own country. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar's character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later. In the introduction to his biography of the great Roman emperor, Adrian Goldsworthy writes, "Caesar was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator . . . as well as husband, father, lover and adulterer." In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as military leader, all of these roles and places his subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C., As Adrian Goldsworthy writes in the introduction to this book, "in his fifty-six years, Caesar was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator . . . as well as husband, father, lover and adulterer." In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines all of these roles and places his subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C. Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of Caesar's life from birth through assassination, Goldsworthy covers not only Caesar's accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals, and rebel condemned by his own country. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar's character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later., In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy places Caesar firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C., Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor s life, Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor s accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals, and rebel condemned by his own country. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar s character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later. In the introduction to his biography of the great Roman emperor, Adrian Goldsworthy writes, Caesar was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator . . . as well as husband, father, lover and adulterer. In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as military leader, all of these roles and places his subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C. "
LC Classification NumberDG261.G584 2006
