The Caesars' Wives-Above Suspicion?
Author | : Stewart Perowne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780874716122 |
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Author | : Stewart Perowne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 192 |
Release | : 1974 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780874716122 |
Author | : Bruce D. MacQueen |
Publisher | : Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 2021-09-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1666707392 |
This is a work of alternate history: that is, it explores what might have happened if Julius Caesar had not died at hands of assassins on the Ides of March, 44 BCE. Five of the would-be assassins (including Brutus and Cassius) are put on trial for treason. Although none of the defendants denies participating in the attempted assassination, a startling intervention by Caesar himself, late in the trial, leads to their acquittal. They are immediately attacked and killed, however, by an angry mob. The story is told from multiple points of view, including especially Caesar’s wife, Calpurnia, who turns out to be much more deeply involved in the events of March 15 and the aftermath than her husband had ever supposed. All of the characters in this novel are actual historical persons, except for one: a British Gaul named Skaiva, who becomes entangled in the life of the man who conquered his country.
Author | : Annelise Freisenbruch |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 386 |
Release | : 2011-10-25 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 141658305X |
Documents the stories of eight wives of Roman rulers, assessing their historical contributions and cultural influence and drawing parallels between modern first ladies and the lives of such ancient-world figures as Livia, Helena, and Julia.
Author | : Adrian Goldsworthy |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 592 |
Release | : 2006-09-22 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0300139195 |
This “captivating biography” of the great Roman general “puts Caesar’s war exploits on full display, along with his literary genius” and more (The New York Times) Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the Julius Caesar’s life, Adrian Goldsworthy not only chronicles his accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult and captive of pirates, and rebel condemned by his own country. Goldsworthy also reveals much about Caesar’s intimate life, as husband and father, and as seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals. This landmark biography examines Caesar in all of these roles and places its subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C. Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar’s character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate thousands of years later.
Author | : Mary Beard |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2021-10-12 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0691222363 |
The story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years. What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore?
Author | : Matthew Dennison |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 402 |
Release | : 2013-06-25 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 125002353X |
A retelling of the lives and times of the Roman emperors traces how their reigns marked Rome's shift from a republic to an influential empire, offering a sequence of biographies that offers insight into the political and social dynamics of each ruler's time.
Author | : Sabine Baring-Gould |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 702 |
Release | : 1907 |
Genre | : Claudia gens |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Sabine Baring-Gould |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 700 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : Claudia gens |
ISBN | : |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 298 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0195093542 |
Author | : Barbara Watterson |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 304 |
Release | : 2017-12-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1445669668 |
A new examination of one of the greatest romantic figures in history, tracing the legend and equally extraordinary reality: 'Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety' (Shakespeare).