Cato the Younger: Life and Death at the End of the Roman Republic

by Fred K Drogula and Fred K. Drogula

Book Overview

Marcus Porcius Cato ("the Younger") is most famous for being Julius Caesar's nemesis. His sustained antagonism was in large part responsible for pushing the Romans towards civil war. Yet Cato never wanted war even though he used the threat of violence against Caesar. This strategic gamble misfired as Caesar, instead of yielding, marched on Rome, hurling the Republic into a bloody civil war. Refusing to inhabit a world ruled by Caesar, Cato took his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019086902X
• ISBN13: 9780190869021
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.4"