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James Boswell called him 'the greatest man of any age'. Christian Meier's biography is the definitive modern account of Caesar's life and career, and places him within the wider context of the crisis of the Roman republic. It is a compelling work of historical scholarship.

As politician and diplomat, writer and lover, but above all as a military genius, Julius Caesar is one of the perennially fascinating figures in history -- Boswell called him "the greatest man of any age." Christian Meier's authoritative and accessible biography is the definitive... Read Full Overview

In his own day Caesar excited both admiration and revulsion. Abusing his power as consul, he ran afoul of the Senate in 59 B.C. and the next year embarked, without the Senate's authority, on a bloody war of aggression in Gaul, which he subjugated and impoverished, largely for... Read Full Overview