img Leseprobe Leseprobe

The Ides

Caesar's Murder and the War for Rome

Stephen Dando-Collins

EPUB
ca. 17,99
Amazon iTunes Thalia.de Weltbild.de Hugendubel Bücher.de ebook.de kobo Osiander Google Books Barnes&Noble bol.com Legimi yourbook.shop Kulturkaufhaus ebooks-center.de
* Affiliatelinks/Werbelinks
Hinweis: Affiliatelinks/Werbelinks
Links auf reinlesen.de sind sogenannte Affiliate-Links. Wenn du auf so einen Affiliate-Link klickst und über diesen Link einkaufst, bekommt reinlesen.de von dem betreffenden Online-Shop oder Anbieter eine Provision. Für dich verändert sich der Preis nicht.

Turner Publishing Company img Link Publisher

Sachbuch / Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Antike

Beschreibung

Unraveling the many mysteries surrounding the murder of Julius Caesar

The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history. Two thousand years after it occurred, many compelling questions remain about his death: Was Brutus the hero and Caesar the villain? Did Caesar bring death on himself by planning to make himself king of Rome? Was Mark Antony aware of the plot, and let it go forward? Who wrote Antony's script after Caesar's death? Using historical evidence to sort out these and other puzzling issues, historian and award-winning author Stephen Dando-Collins takes you to the world of ancient Rome and recaptures the drama of Caesar's demise and the chaotic aftermath as the vicious struggle for power between Antony and Octavian unfolded. For the first time, he shows how the religious festivals and customs of the day impacted on the way the assassination plot unfolded. He shows, too, how the murder was almost avoided at the last moment.

A compelling history that is packed with intrigue and written with the pacing of a first-rate mystery, The Ides will challenge what you think you know about Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire.

Rezensionen

that surrounds Julius Caesar, Dando-Collins ( <i>Caesar's Legion</i>) provides a page-turner of a history describing step-by-step the events leading to the assassination of Julius Caesar and the impact of his removal on the collapse of the Roman Republic. Caesar's rise to power and his limitless ambition posed an immediate threat to the survival of the Republic, which caused fear and consternation in those, such as Marcus Brutus, who nobly wished to defend Roman democracy. Brutus and his fellow senator Cassius planned the assassination and, with the help of yet other senators, carried it out on March 15, 44 B.C.E. Public sentiment originally favored the Liberators, as the assassins were known, but, thanks to the scheming of Marc Antony and the fickleness of the crowds, Brutus, Cassius, and others were forced to flee the city. In the months that followed, Antony and his sometime ally, Caesar's heir, Octavian, destroyed the Liberators only to later wage war against each other. Antony's ultimate defeat led to Octavian's installation as the first emperor, Augustus Caesar. The dramatic story examines the roles of soldiers, politicians, philosophers, wives, and mistresses with perhaps too much emphasis placed on the ever-popular Cleopatra. 2 maps. <i>(Feb.)</i> ( <i>Publishers Weekly</i>, December 21, 2009)
Trying to clear away the "twaddle"
Weitere Titel von diesem Autor
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins
Stephen Dando-Collins

Kundenbewertungen

Schlagwörter

Ides of March, ancient Rome, Roman history, Ides, Julius Caesar death, Roman Empire, Julius Caesar, Stephen Dando-Collins, Brutus, Caesar assassination, Julius Caesar assassination, Mark Antony