Julius Caesar (Greece and Rome Live) - Tapa blanda

Garland, Robert

 
9781904675020: Julius Caesar (Greece and Rome Live)
Tapa blanda
ISBN 10: 1904675026 ISBN 13: 9781904675020
Editorial: Bristol Phoenix Press, 2004

Sinopsis

Julius Caesar was, as this book maintains, quite simply the most famous Roman who ever lived. His influence endures to the present day: in our 'Julian' calendar of 365.25 days, which he introduced; in the geographical entity we call France, whose boundaries he established; and, thanks to his 'invasion' of 55 BCE, his is virtually the earliest familiar name in the history of Britain. This introductory book seeks to explore the many facets of his complex character - his vanity and his vitality, his charisma and his cruelty. It seeks to set his astounding career and accomplishments against the background of late republican Rome, so enabling the reader to understand not only Caesar himself but also the violent and destructive world in which he grew up. It traces in detail the sources of his phenomenal rise to power and the deep unpopularity which ultimately made him 'one of the loneliest men alive'. Garland pays particular attention to the day of Caesar's death, which can, like no other day of the ancient world, be re-constructed on an almost hour-by-hour basis. Caesar's powerful legacy is also examined, as is his 'reception' in European thought and culture from antiquity to the present day in a variety of media, including epic poetry, drama, fiction and film. The book includes a guide to further reading.

"Sinopsis" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Acerca del autor

Robert Garland is the Roy D. and Margaret B. Wooster Professor of the Classics at Colgate University, Hamilton, New York. He is the author of many books, including The Greek Way of Death, The Greek Way of Life, The Piraeus, Introducing New Gods, Religion and the Greeks, and Daily Life of the Greeks.

"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.

Editorial
Bristol Phoenix Press
Año de publicación
2004
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1904675026
ISBN 13 
9781904675020
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de páginas
140
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
no disponible

Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título

9781904675396: Julius Caesar (Greece and Rome Live)

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  1904675395 ISBN 13:  9781904675396
Editorial: Bristol Phoenix Pr, 2003
Tapa dura