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

• Autore: Tatum W. Jeffrey
• Pubblicazione: Malden, Mass, : Blackwell Pub., 2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (214 p.)
• Disciplina: 937; 937/.05092
• Soggetto topico: Heads of state - Rome; Generals - Rome
• Soggetto geografico: Rome History Republic, 265-30 B.C
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Always I am Caesar
• ISBN: 1-282-34209-6; 9786612342097; 0-470-69663-X; 0-470-69588-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996441542803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno