The Civil War

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By Julius Caesar

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In The Civil War by Julius Caesar, the author offers a detailed account of the events leading up to and during the Roman Civil War, particularly focusing on his conflict with Pompey. The narrative provides insight into military strategies, political manoeuvring, and the intense personal rivalries that shaped this tumultuous period in Roman history. Caesar's commentary is both an inherently biased yet invaluable primary source, capturing the complexities and dynamics of the era.
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The Civil War

Recording the events of the author's life, who is a military leader, this title depicts his struggle with Pompey over the leadership of Republican Rome - a conflict that spanned the entire Roman world, from Gaul and Spain to Asia and Africa.

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The Civil War is Caesar's own account of his struggle with Pompey over the leadership of Republican Rome.

A military leader of legendary genius, Caesar was also a great writer, recording the events of his life with incomparable immediacy and power. The Civil War offers a tense and gripping depiction of his conflict with Pompey, which spanned the entire Roman world, from Gaul and Spain to Asia and Africa.

Where Caesar's account leaves off in 48 BC, his lieutenants continue the history, describing the vital battles of Munda, Spain and Thapsus, and the installation of Cleopatra, later Caesar's mistress, as Queen of Egypt. Together, these narratives paint a full picture of the events that brought Caesar supreme power, paving the way for his assassination only months later.

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ISBN: 9780140441871

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 August 1976

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 271g

Pages: 368

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Ancient & Classical History Biography & Memoir European History History & Military Julius Caesar Non-Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics

About the Author

Gaius Julius Caesar was born in 100BC into an ancient patrician family. He was imprisoned for a time with his familly, for protesting against the then leadership of Sulla, but advanced slowly through the sixties rising to the rank of praetor and forming the 'first triumvirate' with Pompey and Crassus. Elected consul in 59BC, he then became Governor for Transalpine Gaul. After the death of Crassus and the defeat of Pompey in 45BC, Caesar returned to Rome as dictator. He was assassinated in March 44BC. Jane Gardner received degrees in Classics from Glasgow and Oxford Universities and was Senior Lecturer in Classics at Reading University. She is the author of, among others, Women in Roman Law and Society and The Roman Household: A Sourcebook.

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