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.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fezzi, Luca
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Pompey, > the Great, > 106 B.C.-48 B.C.
Caesar, Julius
265-30 B.C.
Caesar, Julius.
Rome > History > Republic, 510-30 B.c.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • 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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