Named 2006 Best Book of the Year by Amazon.com
"An authoritative and exciting portrait not only of Caesar but of the
complex society in which he lived."--Steven Coates, New York Times Book
Review
"The best introduction to Caesar and his world that is currently
available."--Karl Galinsky, Bookforum
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.
