Julius Caesar
Rome's Greatest Warlord
Published on 17. December 2019
160 pages
978-1-5040-6060-8 (ISBN)
Description
A look at the remarkable military career of ancient Rome's most celebrated leader.
Born into an aristocratic family, Julius Caesar has been an inspiration to countless military commanders over the past two millennia. His early military campaigns, part of his progression along the cursus honorum, ranged from the East to Spain to the early Roman civil wars. His participation in the Gallic Wars as well as his incursions into Britain are known mainly through his own published commentary on said events.
Written by a prominent historian and archaeologist, this concise volume details Caesar's military life and the role it played in his political career. From his youth through the civil wars that resulted in his becoming the dictator of Rome, Caesar has left a remarkable legacy.
Born into an aristocratic family, Julius Caesar has been an inspiration to countless military commanders over the past two millennia. His early military campaigns, part of his progression along the cursus honorum, ranged from the East to Spain to the early Roman civil wars. His participation in the Gallic Wars as well as his incursions into Britain are known mainly through his own published commentary on said events.
Written by a prominent historian and archaeologist, this concise volume details Caesar's military life and the role it played in his political career. From his youth through the civil wars that resulted in his becoming the dictator of Rome, Caesar has left a remarkable legacy.
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Simon Elliott is a historian, archaeologist, and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Kent, where he studied for his PhD in archaeology on the subject of the Roman military in Britain. He also has an MA in war studies from King's College London and an MA in archaeology from University College London. For his day job, he runs his own PR company and is a former defense and aerospace journalist for publications including Jane's Defence Weekly and Flight International. He frequently gives talks on Roman themes and is codirector at a Roman villa excavation. He has written several books including
Roman Legionaries: Soldiers of Empire (2018) and
Empire State: How the Roman Military Built an Empire (2017).
Content
Introduction
Timeline
Chapter 1: Caesar's Legions
Chapter 2: The Roman Republic
Chapter 3: Caesar's Early Life and Career
Chapter 4: Caesar in Gaul
Chapter 5: Civil War
Conclusion
Ancient Sources
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
Timeline
Chapter 1: Caesar's Legions
Chapter 2: The Roman Republic
Chapter 3: Caesar's Early Life and Career
Chapter 4: Caesar in Gaul
Chapter 5: Civil War
Conclusion
Ancient Sources
Further Reading
Acknowledgments
