Divus Augustus (De Vita Caesarum, Liber II)
Title | Divus Augustus (De Vita Caesarum, Liber II) PDF eBook |
Author | Suetonius |
Publisher | |
Pages | 197 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | Emperors |
ISBN |
Suetonius: Lives of the Caesars, book V-VIII ; Lives of illustrious men
Title | Suetonius: Lives of the Caesars, book V-VIII ; Lives of illustrious men PDF eBook |
Author | Suetonius |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Authors, Latin |
ISBN | 9780674995659 |
Julius Caesar
Title | Julius Caesar PDF eBook |
Author | C. Suetonius Tranquillus |
Publisher | |
Pages | 90 |
Release | 2020-02-11 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781774412671 |
Gaius Julius Caesar (13 July 100 BC[1] - 15 March 44 BC), usually called Julius Caesar, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the events that led to the demise of the Roman Republic and the rise of the Roman Empire. He is also known as a notable author of Latin prose. In 60 BC, Julius Caesar, Crassus and Pompey formed a political alliance that dominated Roman politics for several years. Their attempts to amass power as Populares were opposed by the Optimates within the Roman Senate, among them Cato the Younger with the frequent support of Cicero. Caesar's victories in the Gallic Wars, completed by 51 BC, extended Rome's territory to the English Channel and the Rhine. Julius Caesar became the first Roman general to cross both the Channel and the Rhine, when he built a bridge across the Rhine and crossed the Channel to invade Britain. These achievements granted him unmatched military power and threatened to eclipse the standing of Pompey, who had realigned himself with the Senate after the death of Crassus in 53 BC. With the Gallic Wars concluded, the Senate ordered Caesar to step down from his military command and return to Rome. Julius Caesar found himself with no other options, but to cross the Rubicon with the 13th Legion, leaving his province and illegally entering Roman Italy under arms. Civil war resulted and Caesar's victory in the war put him in an unrivalled position of power and influence. After assuming control of government, Julius Caesar began a programme of social and governmental reforms, including the creation of the Julian calendar. He gave citizenship to many residents of far regions of the Roman Empire. He initiated land reform and support for veterans. He centralised the bureaucracy of the Republic and was eventually proclaimed "dictator in perpetuity", giving him additional authority. His populist and authoritarian reforms angered the elites, who began to conspire against him. On the Ides of March (15 March) 44 BC Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of rebellious senators led by Gaius Cassius Longinus, Marcus Junius Brutus and Decimus Junius Brutus. A new series of civil wars broke out and the constitutional government of the Republic was never fully restored. Caesar's adopted heir Octavian, later known as Augustus, rose to sole power after defeating his opponents in the civil war. Octavian set about solidifying his power and the era of the Roman Empire began. Much of Julius Caesar's life is known from his own accounts of his military campaigns and from other contemporary sources, mainly the letters and speeches of Cicero and the historical writings of Sallust. The later biographies of Caesar by Suetonius and Plutarch are also major sources. Caesar is considered by many historians to be one of the greatest military commanders in history.
Lives of the Later Caesars
Title | Lives of the Later Caesars PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony Birley |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2005-02-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0141935995 |
One of the most controversial of all works to survive from ancient Rome, the Augustan History is our main source of information about the Roman emperors from 117 to 284 AD. Written in the late fourth century by an anonymous author, it is an enigmatic combination of truth, invention and humour. This volume contains the first half of the History, and includes biographies of every emperor from Hadrian to Heliogabalus - among them the godlike Marcus Antonius and his grotesquely corrupt son Commodus. The History contains many fictitious (but highly entertaining) anecdotes about the depravity of the emperors, as the author blends historical fact and faked documents to present our most complete - albeit unreliable - account of the later Roman Caesars.
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
Title | The Lives of the Twelve Caesars PDF eBook |
Author | Suetonius |
Publisher | |
Pages | 610 |
Release | 1914 |
Genre | Emperors |
ISBN |
American Caesars
Title | American Caesars PDF eBook |
Author | Nigel Hamilton |
Publisher | Yale University Press |
Pages | 749 |
Release | 2010-09-07 |
Genre | Political leadership |
ISBN | 0300171609 |
An insightful portrait of U.S. presidents from Franklin D. Roosevelt to George W. Bush. Hamilton examines their unique characters, their paths to Pennsylvania Avenue, their effectiveness as global leaders, and their lessons in governance, both good and bad.
Twelve Caesars
Title | Twelve Caesars PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Beard |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 392 |
Release | 2021-10-12 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0691222363 |
The story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years. What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore?