Caesar and the Crisis of the Roman Aristocracy - A Civil War Reader
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One of the Greatest Military and Political Geniuses in western history, Julius Caesar stirs almost as much controversy today as he did in his own time. Neutrality toward Caesar may well be impossible--and according to James S. Ruebel, it is undesirable. In Caesar and the Crisis of the Roman Aristocracy, Ruebel introduces students of Latin to Caesar and the civil war that Pompey led against him from 49 to 48 B.C. By presenting the Roman leader in his own words and those of his contemporaries, the book forces readers to confront the same choices that Cicero and others faced in this tumultuous period.Ruebel places the readings in historical context in his introduction, and then presents substantial portions of Caesars De Bello Civili in Latin. Extracts from the writings of Caesars contemporaries (most in English translation), along with Ruebels commentary and notes, further illuminate Caesars account for students and invite them to g
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Data sheet
- Name of the Author
- James S. Ruebel
Julius Caesar
Marcus Tullius Cicero
Pompey - Language
- English
- Series
- Oklahoma Series in Classical Culture 18
- ISBN
- 9780806171111
- Release date
- 1994
