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Original Title:	Julius Caesar
ISBN:	0743289536 (ISBN13: 9780743289535)
Edition Language:	English

Julius Caesar

Philip Freeman

Hardcover | Pages: 405 pages

Rating: 4.25 | 1567 Users | 127 Reviews

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Title	:	Julius Caesar
Author	:	Philip Freeman
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 405 pages
Published	:	May 13th 2008 by Simon & Schuster
Categories	:	History. Biography. Nonfiction. Ancient History

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More than two thousand years after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of the great figures of history. He shaped Rome for generations, and his name became a synonym for "emperor" -- not only in Rome but as far away as Germany and Russia. He is best known as the general who defeated the Gauls and doubled the size of Rome's territories. But, as Philip Freeman describes in this fascinating new biography, Caesar was also a brilliant orator, an accomplished writer, a skilled politician, and much more.Julius Caesar was a complex man, both hero and villain. He possessed great courage, ambition, honor, and vanity. Born into a noble family that had long been in decline, he advanced his career cunningly, beginning as a priest and eventually becoming Rome's leading general. He made alliances with his rivals and then discarded them when it suited him. He was a spokesman for the ordinary people of Rome, who rallied around him time and again, but he profited enormously from his conquests and lived opulently. Eventually he was murdered in one of the most famous assassinations in history.

Caesar's contemporaries included some of Rome's most famous figures, from the generals Marius, Sulla, and Pompey to the orator and legislator Cicero as well as the young politicians Mark Antony and Octavius (later Caesar Augustus). Caesar's legendary romance with the Egyptian queen Cleopatra still fascinates us today.

In this splendid biography, Freeman presents Caesar in all his dimensions and contradictions. With remarkable clarity and brevity, Freeman shows how Caesar dominated a newly powerful Rome and shaped its destiny. This book will captivate readers discovering Caesar and ancient Rome for the first time as well as those who have a deep interest in the classical world.

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Excellent biography, thrilling narrative history. The author is a great writer, and this book reads like fast paced adventure. Julius Caesar had an amazing life and left behind an incredible legacy. This is a fair and balanced chronicle of Caesar's career and accomplishments. The adventures, plots, and intrigues are clearly explained. Even Caesar's enemies grudgingly admired his abilities, and I believe most readers of this book will, too. Still, there's no denying that he became a tyrant, and

Philip Freeman's "Julius Caesar" is a comprehensive biography of the Roman conqueror that is as straightforward and readable as the general's own "Gallic Wars". Freeman not only stitches together the various ancient accounts of Caesar's exploits but adds context to his activities by including helpful background information about his various adversaries pulled from a wealth of modern scholarship. He recounts Caesar's conquest of the Celtic tribes of Gaul against a vivid tapestry of the Celtic

This is an easily read and enjoyable biography of Julius Caesar. Up to this point, I was mostly familiar with Julius Caesar from Shakespeare's play and mentions of him in other history books. Those of you who read my reviews of history and biographies will be able to predict what criticism is coming: Although the two maps at the beginning of the book are helpful, especially the one of Gaul, this book could have used more maps. Most of the book is about Caesar's battles, and I would have liked to

Terrific biography of a fascinating man, a great (in a proper sense of the word) man. Freeman does a phenomenal job of making history not only accessible, but compelling as well. The book was educational, interesting and never boring. Though, of course, this is the story everyone knows the ending too. Very glad I found and read this book, nonfiction and/or history doesn't always read this exciting. Highly recommended.

Excellent biography, thrilling narrative history. The author is a great writer, and this book reads like fast paced adventure. Julius Caesar had an amazing life and left behind an incredible legacy. This is a fair and balanced chronicle of Caesar's career and accomplishments. The adventures, plots, and intrigues are clearly explained. Even Caesar's enemies grudgingly admired his abilities, and I believe most readers of this book will, too. Still, there's no denying that he became a tyrant, and

This was a good overview of Julius Caesar's life, but if you are well read on Ancient Roman history and the Roman Civil War, this book won't provide much new information for you. In order to make this book fit into its small page size, the author had to leave out a lot of details in regards to battles and personal conflicts, although he talks about the latter in a bit more detail than the former.However, the one area where the author delves into detail is in describing the tribes of Gaul and

Philip Freeman's Julius Caesar is a fascinating and well-written book. I have read many books on the life of Julius Caesar and he is one of my favorite leaders of all times. I can understand what it must have been to serve under him or stand against him. Even 2000 years later one knows that he was a master tactician, intelligent politician, supreme leader who stood in front always and above all he too had flaws which finally saw to his downfall.Freeman's book provides a highly readable account