Crossing the Rubicon : Caesar's decision and the fate of Rome /

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A dramatic account of the fateful year leading to the ultimate crisis of the Roman Republic and the rise of Caesar's autocracy. When the Senate ordered Julius Caesar, conqueror of Gaul, to disband his troops, he instead marched his soldiers across the Rubicon River, in violation of Roman law. T...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Fezzi, Luca (Autor)
Otros Autores: Dixon, Richard (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019.
Temas:
Caesar, Julius.
Pompey, > the Great, > 106 B.C.-48 B.C.
Caesar, Julius
265-30 B.C.
Politics and government
Rome > History > Civil War, 49-45 B.C.
Rome > Politics and government > 265-30 B.C.
Rome > Histoire > 49-45 av. J.-C. (Guerre civile)
Rome > Politique et gouvernement > 265-30 av. J.-C.
Rome (Empire)
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of maps
  • A note on the text
  • Translator's note
  • A note on sources
  • Maps
  • Prologue
  • PART I: BACKGROUND. 1. The stage and its main characters
  • 2. Plots and scandals
  • 3. The arrival of the 'first triumvirate'
  • 4. Caesar, Gaul and Rome
  • PART II: ROME IN CHAOS. 5. From the death of Clodius to a sole consul
  • 6. Winner in a tight corner
  • 7. Winds of civil war
  • PART III: FROM THE RUBICON TO THE SURRENDER OF ROME. 8. The Rubicon
  • 9. The escape from Rome
  • 10. Caesar's 'long march' and Pompey's flight to Brundisium
  • 11. In Caesar's hands
  • 12. The battle fought, the res publica and the city
  • Glossary
  • Chapter notes
  • Bibliography and further notes
  • Acknowledgements
  • Index.

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