The death of Caesar : the story of history's most famous assassination
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
ISBN
9781451668797, 1451668791
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xx, 323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Adult Biography (3rd floor)
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Published
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781451668797, 1451668791
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The exciting, dramatic story of one of history's most famous events--the death of Julius Caesar--now placed in full context of Rome's civil wars by eminent historian Barry Strauss. Thanks to William Shakespeare, the death of Julius Caesar is the most famous assassination in history. But what actually happened on March 15, 44 BC is even more gripping than Shakespeare's play. In this thrilling new book, Barry Strauss tells the real story. Shakespeare shows Caesar's assassination to be an amateur and idealistic affair. The real killing, however, was a carefully planned paramilitary operation, a generals' plot, put together by Caesar's disaffected officers and designed with precision. There were even gladiators on hand to protect the assassins from vengeance by Caesar's friends. Brutus and Cassius were indeed key players, as Shakespeare has it, but they had the help of a third man--Decimus. He was the mole in Caesar's entourage, one of Caesar's leading generals, and a lifelong friend. It was he, not Brutus, who truly betrayed Caesar. Caesar's assassins saw him as a military dictator who wanted to be king. He threatened a permanent change in the Roman way of life and in the power of senators. The assassins rallied support among the common people, but they underestimated Caesar's soldiers, who flooded Rome. The assassins were vanquished; their beloved Republic became the Roman Empire. An original, fresh perspective on an event that seems well known, Barry Strauss's book sheds new light on this fascinating, pivotal moment in world history.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Strauss, B. S. (2015). The death of Caesar: the story of history's most famous assassination (First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.). Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Strauss, Barry S. 2015. The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Strauss, Barry S. The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination Simon & Schuster, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Strauss, Barry S. The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition., Simon & Schuster, 2015.
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