Julius Caesar: Pocket Giants

by T.P. Wiseman

Book Overview

Why is Caesar a giant? Because he effectively created the Roman Empire, and thus made possible the European civilization that grew out of it. As the People's champion against a corrupt and murderous oligarchy, he began transformation of the Roman republic into a quasi-monarchy and a military and fiscal system that for four centuries provided western Europe, north Africa and the Middle East with security, prosperity and relative peace. His conquest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0750961317
• ISBN13: 9780750961318
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 7.7"