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Caesar / Christian Meier ; translated from the German by David McLintock.
For centuries, Julius Caesar has endured in our collective imagination as a favorite among historians and scholars, playwrights and poets. In legend he lives as the great conqueror of Rome's immense empire, a remarkable diplomat and writer, an unrivaled heartbreaker, and a man of relentless determination who met a seemingly tragic end.
Record details
- ISBN: 0465008941
- ISBN: 9780465008940
- Physical Description: 513 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : BasicBooks/HarperCollins, [1995]
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Originally published : United Kingdom : HarperCollins, 1995. Translation of the 3rd German pbk. ed. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. Caesar and Rome: Two Realities -- 2. Caesar's Fascination -- 3. Crisis and Outsiders -- 4. Birth and Family -- 5. Youth in Rome -- 6. The Second Decade: Experience of the Civil War and First Commitment -- 7. The First Test: the Experience of Rome in the Decade after the Restoration (78-70 BC) -- 8. The Political Rise of the Outsider (69 to 60 BC) -- 9. Crisis and Tensions: Cato's Authority, Pompey's Difficulty, Caesar's Problem -- 10. The Consulship (59 BC) -- 11. Achievement in Gaul -- 12. The Process of the Crisis without Alternative, Caesar's Right to the Civil War, his Greatness -- 13. The Civil War (49-46 BC) -- 14. Failure after Victory. |
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| Subject: | Caesar, Julius Rome > History > Republic, 265-30 B.C. Statesmen > Rome > Biography Generals > Rome > Biography |
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- 2 of 2 copies available at Sage Library System. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Hood River County Library District.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hood River County Library | 921 CAESAR 1995 (Text) | 33892100144923 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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For centuries, Julius Caesar has endured in our collective imagination as a favorite among historians and scholars, playwrights and poets. In legend he lives as the great conqueror of Rome's immense empire, a remarkable diplomat and writer, an unrivaled heartbreaker, and a man of relentless determination who met a seemingly tragic end.
