W. Jeffrey Tatum

Always I Am Caesar

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

There are few episodes in world history that can truly be labeled epoch-making - but Rome's shift from republic to empire was certainly one of them. It happened after ancient Rome was plunged into civil war and Gaius Julius Caesar emerged victorious. Military genius, tyrant, brilliant politician, first class orator, sophisticated man of letters - Caesar was all of these and more. But above all, he was the catalyst of a great upheaval that was considered Rome's ultimate destiny.

Always I Am Caesar: Eight Perspectives is a vivid portrait of Caesar's life and times. The text goes well beyond the biographical details of his life, however, and examines his career through several different perspectives - from the military conquests and political victories to his relationships with women and elevation to godlike status. Putting Caesar into the context of Roman society provides us with a richer portrait of the man whose name has become synonymous with the Roman Empire itself. Accessible to all, Always I Am Caesar is a lively and engaging window into the life and times of ancient Rome during its transition from republic to empire.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons / Wiley-Blackwell
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 330g
• ISBN-13: 9781405175258
• ISBN-10: 1405175257
• Artikelnr.: 23502725

Autorenporträt

W. Jeffrey Tatum is the Olivia Nelson Dorman Professor of Classics at Florida State University. He has published extensively on topics in Latin Literature and Roman History. Several chapters in this book originated from a series of lectures Dr. Tatum delivered in 2005 when he was the De Carle Distinguished Lecturer in the Humanities at the University of Otago in New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations. Maps. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1 Caesar the
Politician: Power and the People in Republican Rome. 2 Conquests and
Glories, Triumphs and Spoils: Caesar and the Ideology of Roman.
Imperialism. 3 Pontifex Maximus: Caesar and the Manipulation of Civic
Religion. 4 The Stones of Rome: Caesar and the Sociology of Roman Public
Building. 5 My True and Honourable Wife: Cornelia and Pompeia, Calpurnia
and Cleopatra. 6 Great Men and Impersonal Groundswells: The Civil War. 7
Great Caesar Fell: Philosophy, Politics and Assassination. 8 The Evil that
Men Do: Caesar and Augustus. Important Dates. Bibliography. Index.