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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830895903321

Autore

Tatum W. Jeffrey

Titolo

Always I am Caesar [[electronic resource] /] / W. Jeffrey Tatum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass, : Blackwell Pub., 2008

ISBN

1-282-34209-6

9786612342097

0-470-69663-X

0-470-69588-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

937

937/.05092

Soggetti

Heads of state - Rome

Generals - Rome

Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Caesar the politician : power and the people in republican Rome -- Conquests and glories, triumphs and spoils : Caesar and the ideology of Roman imperialism -- Pontifex Maximus : Caesar and the manipulation of civic religion -- The stones of Rome : Caesar and the sociology of Roman public building -- My true and honourable wife : Cornelia and Pompeia, Calpurnia and Cleopatra -- Great men and impersonal groundswells : the civil war -- Great Caesar fell : philosophy, politics, and assassination -- The evil that men do : Caesar and Augustus.

Sommario/riassunto

By examining his military and political career, home life and relationships with women, Always I Am Caesar provides a vivid portrait of Caesar's life and the times of ancient Rome during its transition from republic to empire.Provides a richer portrait of Caesar's life by viewing him from multiple perspective and relating him to broader Roman societyExplores aspects of Caesar's career in cultural and social termsEngaging and witty style will appeal to general readers