Caesar and Roman Politics 60-50 BC [Paperback]

James Sabben-Clare (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 2004 | ISBN-10: 0906515947 | ISBN-13: 978-0906515945

Roman political history of the first century BC offers an almost embarrassing wealth of source material -- the contemporary testimony of Caesar and Cicero, the full derivative accounts of Appian and Dio, the biographies of Suetonius and Plutarch, to name but a few. This selection, of some 400 extracts from over twenty authors, presents in English translation a fair selection of those sources concentrating on Caesar around the mid-century. The passages are arranged thematically rather than chronologically, and introductions and interpolation guide the student through the material. This is an ideal book to encourage a student to form opinions -- and criticise those of others -- about the achievements of Julius Caesar in the dying Republic's crucial years, 60-50 BC.

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About the Author

James Sabben-Clare taught classics and ancient history at Winchester College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 222 pages
• Publisher: Duckworth Publishers (October 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0906515947
• ISBN-13: 978-0906515945
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,664,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)