![]() ![]() He made alliances with his rivals and then discarded them when it suited him. Born into a noble family that had long been in decline, he advanced his career cunningly, beginning as a priest and eventually becoming Romes leading general. He possessed great courage, ambition, honor, and vanity. Julius Caesar was a complex man, both hero and villain. But, as Philip Freeman describes in this fascinating new biography, Caesar was also a brilliant orator, an accomplished writer, a skilled politician, and much more. ![]() He is best known as the general who defeated the Gauls and doubled the size of Romes territories. He shaped Rome for generations, and his name became a synonym for "emperor"-not only in Rome but as far away as Germany and Russia. More than two thousand years after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of the great figures of history. A fascinating, comprehensive biography of the cunning Roman conqueror Julius Caesar. ![]()
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