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Caesar Against Rome is an absorbing narrative of the four-year Roman Civil War that began with Caesar's crossing of the Rubicon in 49 BCE. Focusing always on Caesar, the book sketches a panorama of Roman society—the first society to display the ambition, greed, and intrigue of modern politics—in the last century before Christ. Caesar was a complex and contradictory figure, extraordinarily talented and extremely ambitious, but at the same time vain, careless, and inclined to be forgiving. While Caesar's unusual clementia was a major factor in winning popular support, soldiers, and towns to his side, it allowed virtually all enemy leaders to return to the battlefield against him.
Supplemented by the writings of other ancient historians as well as the latest research, this book is based primarily on Caesar's own detailed Commentaries, written to explain and justify his military campaigns. Those interested in Roman history will find a wealth of information about every aspect of life in the late Roman Republic, including political issues, class divisions, marriage customs, travel, food, and entertainment. Military historians will discover details about every facet of Roman warfare from weaponry to personnel policy, to tactics, operations, and logistics. Single chapters are devoted to each campaign: Greece, Africa, Spain, and Egypt.
Contents
Chronology Preface The Rise of Caesar Prologue: Three Men Sulla Against Caesar Rome and Its Neighbors Pompey and Cicero Conquer Rome The Road to Gaul and Back Caesar and Pompey Across the Rubicon The First Spanish Campaign The Siege of Massilia Curio in Africa The Campaign in Macedonia The Battle of Pharsalus Caesar and Cleopatra The Alexandrian War Veni, Vidi, Vici The Last Campaign The Ides of March Epilogue: Cicero Notes Selected Bibliography Index of Persons General Index
