num_pages: 282
description: First published in 1948, The Ides of March is a brilliant epistolary novel of the Rome of Julius Caesar. Through imaginary letters and documents, Wilder brings to life a dramatic period of world history and one of its magnetic personalities.In this novel, the Caesar of history becomes Caesar the human being as he appeared to his family, his legions, his Rome, and his empire in the months just before his death. In Wilder’s inventive narrative, all Rome comes crowding through his pages. Romans of the slums, of the villas, of the palaces, brawling youths and noble ladies and prostitutes, and the spies and assassins stalking Caesar in his Rome.
language: English
title: The Ides of March
titlecomplete: The Ides of March
characters: Catullus (poet), Cleopatra, Clodia Metelli, Julius Caesar (Roman emperor)
genres: Classics, Historical, Ancient History, Italy, Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, American
ratings_count: 1848
places: Italy
publisher: Harper Perennial