Julius Caesar: The Life and Times of the People's Dictator

by Luciano Canfora

Book Overview

In this splendid profile, Luciano Canfora offers a radically new interpretation of one of the most controversial figures in history. Julius Caesar played a leading role in the culture and politics of a world empire, dwarfing his contemporaries in ambition, achievement, and appetite. For that, he has occupied a central place in the political imagination ever since. Yet Caesar, struck down by his own lieutenants because he could not be comprehended...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520235029
• ISBN13: 9780520235021
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.5"