num_pages: 583
description: Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor’s life, Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor’s accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals, and rebel condemned by his own country. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar’s character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later.In the introduction to his biography of the great Roman emperor, Adrian Goldsworthy writes, “Caesar was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator . . . as well as husband, father, lover and adulterer.” In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as military leader, all of these roles and places his subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C.
language: English
title: Caesar: Life of a Colossus
titlecomplete: Caesar: Life of a Colossus
characters: Brutus, Marcus Junius, Julius Caesar (Roman emperor), Cicero, Ariovistus, Marcus Antonius, Pompey, Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Cato the Younger, Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus
genres: Audiobook, Politics, Historical, Biography, Ancient History, Classics, Nonfiction, History, Ancient, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 11179
places: Rome, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: The Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award
publisher: Yale University Press