Jacob Abbott

Julius Caesar (eBook, ePUB)

Makers of History Series

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Julius Caesar was one of the most influential figures in ancient Roman history. Born into an aristocratic family in 100 BCE, Caesar embarked on a political career that would profoundly impact the Roman Republic.

As a young man, Caesar rose through the ranks of the military and government, gaining popularity with the Roman people. After forming political alliances through his marriage to Cornelia, Caesar was elected Pontifex Maximus and later praetor and consul.

However, Caesar earned the suspicion of his fellow senators and was ordered to disband his army. Caesar refused, crossing the Rubicon river into Italy in 49 BCE and igniting a civil war against forces led by Pompey the Great. After seizing control of the Roman Republic, Caesar was appointed dictator.

As dictator, Caesar enacted a series of reforms including centralizing power, reducing debt, expanding Roman citizenship, and reforming the calendar. His military conquests expanded Roman territories across Europe and Africa.

But Caesar's immense power threatened republican traditions, angering senators who feared Caesar desired to become king. A conspiracy led by Brutus and Cassius assassinated Caesar in 44 BCE on the Ides of March.

Caesar's rise and dramatic demise made him an iconic figure. His military genius, political savvy, and ruthless ambition changed the course of Roman civilization. Caesar's life demonstrated the capabilities and follies of ambitious individuals in a republic plagued by corruption. His legacy as a brilliant tactician and transformational dictator looms large in history. Julius Caesar remains one of the most compelling figures of the ancient world.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cedar Lake Classics
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Altersempfehlung: ab 8 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781611048438
• Artikelnr.: 69498848

Autorenporträt

Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 - October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children's books. From 1825 to 1829 was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at Amherst College; was licensed to preach by the Hampshire Association in 1826; founded the Mount Vernon School for Young Ladies in Boston in 1829, and was principal of it in 1829-1833; was pastor of Eliot Congregational Church (which he founded), at Roxbury, Massachusetts in 1834-1835; and was, with his brothers, a founder, and in 1843-1851 a principal of Abbott's Institute, and in 1845-1848 of the Mount Vernon School for Boys, in New York City. He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science. He wrote 180 books and was a coauthor or editor of 31 more. He died in Farmington, Maine, where he had spent part of his time after 1839, and where his brother, Samuel Phillips Abbott, founded the Abbott School. His Rollo Books, such as Rollo at Work, Rollo at Play, Rollo in Europe, etc., are the best known of his writings, having as their chief characters a representative boy and his associates. In them Abbott did for one or two generations of young American readers a service not unlike that performed earlier, in England and America, by the authors of Evenings at Home, The History of Sandford and Merton, and The Parent's Assistant. To follow up his Rollo books, he wrote of Uncle George, using him to teach the young readers about ethics, geography, history, and science. He also wrote 22 volumes of biographical histories and a 10 volume set titled the Franconia Stories. HIs brothers, John Stevens Cabot Abbott and Gorham Dummer Abbott, were also authors. His sons, Benjamin Vaughan Abbott, Austin Abbott, both eminent lawyers, Lyman Abbott, and Edward Abbott, a clergyman, were also well-known authors. See his Young Christian, Memorial Edition, with a Sketch of the Author by Edward Abbott with a bibliography of his works. Other works of note: Lucy Books, Jonas Books, Harper's Story Books, Marco Paul, Gay Family, and Juno Books.