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Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility. In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Michael Parenti presents us with a story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. As he carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, Parenti sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about wider Roman society. In these pages we find reflections...
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These updated editions of classic plays feature new cover art along with the complete text of each work, full explanatory notes, scene-by-scene plot summaries, a key to famous lines and phrases, and illustrations from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books. Reissue. (Plays/Drama)
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First published in 1948, The Ides of March is a brilliant epistolary novel of the Rome of Julius Caesar. Through imaginary letters and documents, Wilder brings to life a dramatic period of world history and one of its magnetic personalities.
In this novel, the Caesar of history becomes Caesar the human being as he appeared to his family, his legions, his Rome, and his empire in the months just before his death. In Wilder's inventive narrative, all...
7) Dictator
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Cicero trilogy volume 3
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2016.
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English
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"There was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Exiled, separated from his wife and children, his possessions confiscated, his life constantly in danger, Cicero is tormented by the knowledge that he has sacrificed power for the sake of his principles. His comeback requires wit, skill and courage - and for a brief and glorious period, the legendary orator...
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Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
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[2014]
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The Roman Emperor Julius Caesar was a force to be reckoned with as a savvy politician, an impressive orator, and a brave soldier. His victories in battle awarded him the support of the people, but flush from power, he named himself dictator for life. The good times, however, would not last. Illustrations.
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Adventurer, conqueror, political genius, classical author - Julius Caesar lived one of history's most amazing lives. Yet it was the story of his death that William Shakespeare turned into a dramatic masterpiece. In this spirited retelling, Jim Weiss brings us Shakespeare's cast of immortal characters.
With excerpts from the original dialogue (Mark Antony's funeral speech, etc.) told in a way that young listeners can grasp, Jim Weiss's JULIUS CAESAR...
10) Julius Caesar
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ACMRS Press
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2022.
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English
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"This translation updates Shakespeare's language to allow more of the playwright's ideas to come through, opening the wonders and blazing relevance of the play's rhetorical brilliance to the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.
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Cambridge University Press
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2021.
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English
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"Julius Caesar was no aspiring autocrat seeking to realize the imperial future but an unusually successful republican leader who was measured against the Republic's traditions and its greatest heroes of the past. Catastrophe befell Rome not because Caesar (or anyone else) turned against the Republic, its norms and institutions, but because Caesar's extraordinary success mobilized a determined opposition which ultimately preferred to precipitate civil...
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The story of the world volume Vol. 1, Ancient times
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Peace Hill Press
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[2006]
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English
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Presents a history of the ancient world, from 6000 B.C. to 400 A.D.
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Emperor volume 4
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Delta Trade Paperbacks
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[2009]
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Caesar must fight his toughest battle yet --with Rome itself. Julius Caesar, fresh from triumph in Britain and Gaul is marching on Rome with his legions of hardened veterans. His goal: to unseat Pompey, now dictator of the Empire. But waging war on your own people is never easy. And even after the city itself is taken and Caesar, Brutus, Mark Antony and Octavian re-enter in triumph, there are many battles left to fight. For across the Empire there...
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HBO Home Box Office
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[2013]
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English
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Julius Caesar has been assassinated and civil war threatens to destroy the Republic. Egos clash and numerous players jockey for position. Mark Antony attempts to solidify his power but quarrels with Octavian, who has been anointed in Caesar's will as his only son and heir. The conspirator Brutus ponders how to curry favor with the masses and his mother Servilia concocts a deadly plot of her own. Titus Pullo attempts to help his friend Lucius Vorenus...
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Emperor volume 2
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Delacorte
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©2009
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English
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After being captured and ransomed by pirates and left to seek revenge on foreign soil, Julius Caesar is reunited with his lifelong friend, Marcus Brutus, to protect the city of Rome from an uprising led by rebel slave Spartacus.
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