Download or read book Caesar s Legacy written by Josiah Osgood and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2006-02-16 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 44 BC the eighteen-year-old Gaius Octavius landed in Italy and launched his take-over of the Roman world. Defeating first Caesar's assassins, then the son of Pompey the Great, and finally Antony and the Egyptian queen Cleopatra, he dismantled the old Republic, took on the new name 'Augustus', and ruled forty years more with his equally remarkable wife Livia. Caesar's Legacy grippingly retells the story of Augustus' rise to power by focusing on how the bloody civil wars which he and his soldiers fought transformed the lives of men and women throughout the Mediterranean world and beyond. During this violent period citizens of Rome and provincials came to accept a new form of government and found ways to celebrate it. Yet they also mourned, in literary masterpieces and stories passed on to their children, the terrible losses they endured throughout the long years of fighting.
Download or read book Rome s Last Citizen written by Rob Goodman and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Marcus Cato the Younger -- Rome's bravest statesman, an aristocratic soldier, a Stoic philosopher, and staunch defender of sacred Roman tradition -- is rich with resonances for current politics and contemporary notions of freedom.
Download or read book All Things Julius Caesar 2 volumes written by Michael Lovano and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-12-02 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julius Caesar's life and example have fascinated and motivated generations of people for nearly 2,000 years. This book explores the people, places, events, and institutions that helped define arguably the most famous individual in the history of Rome. Far from being "ancient history," Roman history and culture from the time of Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire have surprising parallels with the political strife and societal issues in 21st-century life. Interest and awareness have also been bolstered by recent successful Hollywood films as well as television series that depict Roman history. All Things Julius Caesar: An Encyclopedia of Caesar's World and Legacy provides a unique reference on topics and themes related to the life and times of Julius Caesar. It offers historically accurate information about what he did—and did not—do, and examines his impact on later eras via images and idealized depictions of him popularized in literature and other media up to the present. The approximately 200 entries in this two-volume set are organized alphabetically according to topic or theme—for example, individuals such as Marc Antony, places such as the province of Gaul, events such as Roman elections or battles in the Civil War, and institutions such as Roman classes, slavery, patrons, and clients. The entries cover all the territories of the Roman Empire during Caesar's time, from Britain to Egypt. The set includes primary documents such as excerpts from ancient letters, essays, and biographies and supplements the text with images and maps. The bibliography provides print and electronic resources suitable for high school and college student research as well as further reading for general audiences.
Download or read book Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Julius Caesar Between Tyranny and Genius written by ChatStick Team and published by ChatStick Team. This book was released on with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 📚 New Release in "The Titans of History" Series! 🌟 "Julius Caesar: Between Tyranny and Genius" by the ChatStick Team is an engrossing exploration of one of history's most complex figures. Immerse yourself in the life of Julius Caesar, a man whose actions and ambitions transformed Rome forever. 🏛️✨ Unveil Caesar's Dual Legacy: Travel from the battlefields of Gaul to the corridors of Roman power, uncovering the story of a leader celebrated for his brilliance and debated for his authoritarianism. 🗡️📜 Balanced and Engaging: Authored by the ChatStick Team, this book provides a nuanced view of Caesar's life, highlighting both his remarkable achievements and the controversies that surrounded him. 💡📚 Essential for History Enthusiasts: Perfect for readers interested in military strategy, political drama, and the evolution of ancient societies, this book offers a comprehensive look at the genius and tyranny of Julius Caesar. 🎭📖 Join the historical journey with "Julius Caesar: Between Tyranny and Genius". Discover how Caesar's vision and power struggles shaped the fate of Rome and continue to influence the world today. Get your copy now on Google Play! 🛒📱
Download or read book Creating the Roman Empire written by Charles River Editors and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Weaves the lives of Caesar and Augustus into one gripping narrative detailing the fall of the Republic and the creation of the Roman Empire. *Includes pictures of famous art depicting Caesar, Augustus, and important people, places, and events in their lives. *Discusses the facts and legends surrounding the assassination of Caesar and the deaths of Antony and Cleopatra. Possibly the most important man of antiquity, and even all of history, was Julius Caesar. Alexander Hamilton, the famous American patriot, once remarked that “the greatest man who ever lived was Julius Caesar”. Such a tribute, coming from one of the Founding Fathers of the quintessential modern democracy in reference to a man who destroyed the Roman Republic, is testament to the enduring mark that Caesar left upon the world. The ultimate conqueror, statesman, dictator, visionary, and opportunist, during his time in power Caesar expanded the borders of Rome to almost twice their previous size, revolutionized the infrastructure of the Roman state, and destroyed the Roman Republic for good, leaving a line of emperors in its place. His legacy is so strong that his name has become, in many languages, synonymous with power: the Emperors of Austria and Germany bore the title Kaiser, and the Czars of Russia also owe the etymology of their title to Caesar. His name also crept further eastward out of Europe, even cropping up in Hindi and Urdu, where the term for “Emperor” is Kaisar. Even in his time, Caesar was in many ways larger than life, and because of his legacy as virtual founder of the Roman Empire, much of what was written about – and by – him during his life and immediately after his assassination was politically motivated. His successor, Octavian Augustus, had a strong interest in ensuring that Caesar's life be painted in a favorable light, while Caesar's political enemies attempted to paint him as a corrupt, undemocratic dictator who was destroying the old order of the Republic. Of course, Caesar's life and death left a vacuum of power in Rome that was ultimately filled by his chosen heir, Octavian. The importance of Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (or as he was known from birth, Gaius Octavius “Octavian” Thurinus) to the course of Western history is hard to overstate. His life, his rise to power, his political, social and military achievements, all laid the foundations for the creation of an Empire which would endure for almost five centuries, and whose traditions, laws, architecture and art continue to influence much of Europe and the world today. Octavian was the first true Roman Emperor, and the first man since the Etruscan Tarquins, five centuries earlier, to establish a successful hereditary ruling dynasty in what had been a proud Republic for over half a millennium. He was a canny strategist, an excellent orator, a fine writer, a generous patron of the arts and enthusiastic promoter of public works, but above all he was a master politician. Octavian's great-uncle (and adoptive father) Julius Caesar was a great general, his rival Mark Antony was a great soldier, but as a politician Octavian outmatched them all. Like his adoptive father before him, Octavian is one of those figures whom it is difficult to know exactly what to make of, because he appears, even at a distance, to be larger than life. Yet the amount of personal correspondence and contemporary writings penned by Octavian himself, as well as his friends and associates (and rivals) is such that, when we analyse it all together, a clear picture of the man behind the bronze statue begins to emerge – the man who found Rome a city of bricks, but left her behind a city of marble. Creating the Roman Empire chronicles the lives of Rome's two most important leaders, separating fact from fiction and analyzing their legacies. Along with pictures and a Table of Contents, you will learn about Caesar and Augustus like you never have before.
Download or read book All Things Julius Caesar written by Michael Lovano and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ten Caesars written by Barry Strauss and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling classical historian Barry Strauss delivers “an exceptionally accessible history of the Roman Empire…much of Ten Caesars reads like a script for Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)—a summation of three and a half centuries of the Roman Empire as seen through the lives of ten of the most important emperors, from Augustus to Constantine. In this essential and “enlightening” (The New York Times Book Review) work, Barry Strauss tells the story of the Roman Empire from rise to reinvention, from Augustus, who founded the empire, to Constantine, who made it Christian and moved the capital east to Constantinople. During these centuries Rome gained in splendor and territory, then lost both. By the fourth century, the time of Constantine, the Roman Empire had changed so dramatically in geography, ethnicity, religion, and culture that it would have been virtually unrecognizable to Augustus. Rome’s legacy remains today in so many ways, from language, law, and architecture to the seat of the Roman Catholic Church. Strauss examines this enduring heritage through the lives of the men who shaped it: Augustus, Tiberius, Nero, Vespasian, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, Septimius Severus, Diocletian, and Constantine. Over the ages, they learned to maintain the family business—the government of an empire—by adapting when necessary and always persevering no matter the cost. Ten Caesars is a “captivating narrative that breathes new life into a host of transformative figures” (Publishers Weekly). This “superb summation of four centuries of Roman history, a masterpiece of compression, confirms Barry Strauss as the foremost academic classicist writing for the general reader today” (The Wall Street Journal).
Download or read book Julius Caesar written by Ellen Galford and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Julius Caesar, who is famous for conquering Gaul and making himself ruler of the Roman world.
Download or read book Rome at War written by Catherine Gilliver and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the battles, leaders, and military technologies that dominated the wars during the time of the Roman Empire and discusses the legacy of Julius Caesar.
Download or read book Legends of the Ancient World the Life and Legacy of Julius Caesar written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by . This book was released on 2017-12-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures and paintings of Caesar and important people, places, and events in his life. *Includes some of Caesar's famous quotes. *Discusses and answers some of the most popular myths about Caesar. "I would rather be the first man in a humble village, than the second man in Rome" - Caesar A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' Legends of the Ancient World series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of antiquity's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. Possibly the most important man of antiquity, and even all of history, was Julius Caesar. Alexander Hamilton, the famous American patriot, once remarked that "the greatest man who ever lived was Julius Caesar". Such a tribute, coming from one of the Founding Fathers of the quintessential modern democracy in reference to a man who destroyed the Roman Republic, is testament to the enduring mark that Caesar left upon the world. The ultimate conqueror, statesman, dictator, visionary, and opportunist, during his time in power Caesar expanded the borders of Rome to almost twice their previous size, revolutionized the infrastructure of the Roman state, and destroyed the Roman Republic for good, leaving a line of emperors in its place. His legacy is so strong that his name has become, in many languages, synonymous with power: the Emperors of Austria and Germany bore the title Kaiser, and the Czars of Russia also owe the etymology of their title to Caesar. His name also crept further eastward out of Europe, even cropping up in Hindi and Urdu, where the term for "Emperor" is Kaisar. Even in his time, Caesar was in many ways larger than life, and because of his legacy as virtual founder of the Roman Empire, much of what was written about - and by - him during his life and immediately after his assassination was politically motivated. His successor, Octavian Augustus, had a strong interest in ensuring that Caesar's life be painted in a favorable light, while Caesar's political enemies attempted to paint him as a corrupt, undemocratic dictator who was destroying the old order of the Republic. This makes it exceedingly difficult to separate historical fact from apocryphal interjection, as the writings of Cicero (a rival of Caesar's) and the later biographies of Suetonius and Plutarch can be misleading. Nonetheless, along with Caesar's De Bello Gallico, his famous notes on his campaign against the Gauls, they remain our chief sources for Caesar's life - a life everyone agreed was nothing short of remarkable and changed the course of history forever. Legends of the Ancient World: The Life and Legacy of Julius Caesar provides an entertaining look at the facts and myths surrounding Rome's most famous leader and explains his legacy, which has only grown larger over 2,000 years and promises to last many more. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Caesar like you never have before, in no time at all.
Download or read book Rome and the Making of a World State 150 BCE 20 CE written by Josiah Osgood and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new historical survey that recasts the 'fall of the Roman Republic' as part of the rise of a uniquely successful world state.
Download or read book Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic written by Tom Stevenson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic provides an accessible introduction to Caesar’s life and public career. It outlines the main phases of his career with reference to prominent social and political concepts of the time. This approach helps to explain his aims, ideals, and motives as rooted in tradition, and demonstrates that Caesar’s rise to power owed much to broad historical processes of the late Republican period, a view that contrasts with the long-held idea that he sought to become Rome’s king from an early age. This is an essential undergraduate introduction to this fascinating figure, and to his role in the transformation of Rome from republic to empire.
Download or read book The Life of Julius Caesar written by Nicholas J. Saunders and published by Brighter Child. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Turn the page and take a step back in time! From the Stories From History series, The Life of Julius Caesar takes a completely factual look at Julius Caesar's rise to power in ancient Rome. This book is presented in a fast-paced, edgy graphic novel forma
Download or read book Claudius Caesar written by Josiah Osgood and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the reign of Claudius (AD 41-54), exploring what it can tell us about the developing Roman Empire.
Download or read book KNOW ABOUT JULIUS CAESAR written by Saurabh Singh Chauhan and published by Saurabh Singh Chauhan. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welcome to the captivating journey through the life, triumphs, and enduring legacy of one of history's most remarkable figures, Julius Caesar. In this exploration, we will embark on a voyage that takes us back to the vibrant days of ancient Rome, where the pages of history are adorned with tales of power, ambition, and the indomitable spirit of a man who left an indelible mark on the world. Julius Caesar, a name that resonates through the corridors of time, was not just a historical figure; he was a force of nature, a brilliant military leader, a skilled politician, and a visionary whose influence shaped the course of history. From his humble beginnings to his ascent as a dominant force in the Roman Republic, Caesar's journey is one of triumphs and challenges, victories and defeats, all woven into the fabric of an empire on the brink of transformation. As we delve into the pages of this biography, we will uncover the layers of Caesar's life, peeling back the curtain on his early years and the foundations that laid the groundwork for his meteoric rise. We will witness his growth within the heart of the Roman Republic, a political and cultural powerhouse that stood as a testament to human ingenuity and ambition. Caesar's legacy is intricately intertwined with the tumultuous times he lived in, where the republic faced internal strife, external threats, and a yearning for change. The chronicles of his conquests and military genius in Gaul, his audacious crossing of the Rubicon River, and the gripping clash with his rival, Pompey, will come alive before your eyes. But this biography is not merely a retelling of events; it's an exploration of the man behind the legend. We will uncover Caesar's visionary reforms that transformed a republic into a dictatorship, his romantic entanglements, his friendships and rivalries, and his enduring impact on language, literature, and architecture. Throughout these pages, you will find yourself immersed in the world of ancient Rome, walking in the footsteps of Julius Caesar as he navigates the treacherous waters of power and politics, love and betrayal. We will sift through the sands of time to separate fact from fiction, to understand the man beyond the marble statues and epic tales. Whether you are a seasoned history enthusiast or embarking on a journey through the annals of time for the first time, this biography promises to be an engaging and enlightening experience. So, let us embark on this enthralling odyssey, a voyage that will transport us to a world of grandeur, ambition, and the enduring legacy of Julius Caesar. As we turn the pages, may you find yourself captivated by the saga of a man who forever changed the course of history. In the chapters that follow, we will unravel the many facets of Julius Caesar's life, from his early years to his remarkable achievements, from his quotable wisdom to the echoes of his legacy that still reverberate in the modern world. So, let us set forth on this journey of discovery, where history comes alive and the past speaks to the present. Turn the page, and let the adventure begin.
Download or read book Julius Caesar A Captivating Guide to a Queen of Ancient Egypt A Captivating Guide to One of the Greatest Generals in Ancient Rome written by Jeremy Johnson and published by Jeremy Johnson. This book was released on 101-01-01 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will satisfy your curiosity and hopefully inspire you to go out and learn even more. With handy comparisons to the modern world, the life of rome and the ancient world will become more tangible and easier to imagine than ever before. It’s time caesar walked off the dusty shelves, out of the history books, and into our minds as the living, breathing, brilliant, sneaky, brave, and intriguing man that he was. Take a trip like no other through the streets of ancient rome, from the butcher shop to the throne, with the famous ruler himself as your guide. You’ll discover: • The early life of cleopatra • Her exile and journey to reclaim her throne • The egyptian queen’s wealth and the golden city of alexandria • Her legendary encounter with julius caesar and the beginning of their alliance • How the romans pictured the young queen • Her challenges in governing the land of egypt and how she overcame a drought A little over 2000 years ago a man named julius caesar changed the world. Even if you had never heard of him his lasting legacy has no doubt had an impact on your life. No doubt, even the very calendar that you use is based upon the system he created, with the month of july bearing his name. So who was this man that singlehandedly changed the course of history?
