The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous

The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination

The exciting, dramatic story of one of historyâ‚¬s most famous eventsâ‚¬"the death of Julius Caesarâ‚¬"now placed in full context of Romeâ‚¬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 Shakespeareâ‚¬s play. In this thrilling new book, Barry Strauss tells the real story.

Shakespeare shows Caesarâ‚¬s assassination to be an amateur and idealistic affair. The real killing, however, was a carefully planned paramilitary operation, a generalsâ‚¬ plot, put together by Caesarâ‚¬s disaffected officers and designed with precision. There were even gladiators on hand to protect the assassins from vengeance by Caesarâ‚¬s friends. Brutus and Cassius were indeed key players, as Shakespeare has it, but they had the help of a third manâ‚¬"Decimus. He was the mole in Caesarâ‚¬s entourage, one of Caesarâ‚¬s leading generals, and a lifelong friend. It was he, not Brutus, who truly betrayed Caesar.

Caesarâ‚¬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 Caesarâ‚¬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 Straussâ‚¬s book sheds new light on this fascinating, pivotal moment in world history.
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber FLAPK9781451668797
ReleaseDate 2015-03-03
UnitCount 1
UPCs 884812639111
EANs 9781451668797

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	FLAPK9781451668797
ReleaseDate	2015-03-03
UnitCount	1
UPCs	884812639111
EANs	9781451668797

The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination

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