1st Edition

Julius Caesar A Life

By Antony Kamm Copyright 2007
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

This is a fresh account of Julius Caesar - the brilliant politician and intriguing figure who became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar examines key figures such as Marius, Sulla, Cicero, Mark Antony, Gaius Octavius (emperor Augustus), Calpurnia and Cleopatra, as well as the unnamed warriors who fought for and against him, and politicians who supported and opposed him.... Read more
Prologue: January 49 bc 1 The world of republican Rome 2 The man in the making 100–73 bc 3 The politician 73–63 bc 4 Praetor and consul 62–59 bc 5 The general: Gaul and Britain 58–55 bc 6 The general: Britain to the Rubicon 54–49 bc 7 The dictator: Civil War 49–48 bc 8 Egyptian interlude 48–47 bc 9 The dictator: Civil War 47–45 bc 10 The Ides of March 44 bc 11 Epilogue 44–27 bc

Biography

Antony Kamm read Classics and English at Oxford University. He was lecturer in publishing studies at the University of Stirling 1988–95.