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

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

In this story of the most famous assassination in history, â€œthe last bloody day of the [Roman] Republic has never been painted so brilliantlyâ€ (The Wall Street Journal).

Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate on March 15, 44 BCâ€”the Ides of March according to the Roman calendar. He was, says author Barry Strauss, the last casualty of one civil war and the first casualty of the next civil war, which would end the Roman Republic and inaugurate the Roman Empire. â€œThe Death of Caesar provides a fresh look at a well-trodden event, with superb storytelling sure to inspire aweâ€ (The Philadelphia Inquirer).

Why was Caesar killed? For political reasons, mainly. The conspirators wanted to return Rome to the days when the Senate ruled, but Caesar hoped to pass along his new powers to his family, especially Octavian. The principal plotters were Brutus, Cassius (both former allies of Pompey), and Decimus. The last was a leading general and close friend of Caesarâ€™s who felt betrayed by the great man: He was the mole in Caesarâ€™s camp. But after the assassination everything went wrong. The killers left the body in the Senate and Caesarâ€™s allies held a public funeral. Mark Antony made a brilliant speechâ€”not â€œFriends, Romans, Countrymenâ€ as Shakespeare had it, but something inflammatory that caused a riot. The conspirators fled Rome. Brutus and Cassius raised an army in Greece but Antony and Octavian defeated them.

An original, new perspective on an event that seems well known, The Death of Caesar is â€œone of the most riveting hour-by-hour accounts of Caesarâ€™s final day I have read....An absolutely marvelous readâ€ (The Times, London).
Country USA
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-03-03
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-03-03
Format	Kindle eBook

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

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