Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic [Hardcover]

Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic provides an accessible introduction to Caesars life and public career. It outlines the main phases of his career with reference to prominent social and political concepts of the time. This approach helps to explain his aims, ideals, and motives as rooted in tradition, and demonstrates that Caesars rise to power owed much to broad historical processes of the late Republican period, a view that contrasts with the long-held idea that he sought to become Romes king from an early age. This is an essential undergraduate introduction to this fascinating figure, and to his role in the transformation of Rome from republic to empire.

1. Caesar The Influence of Julius Caesar in Western Culture  2. Imperium Empire, Society, and Politics in 100 BCE  3. Nobilis Caesar as a Young Noble, 100-70 BCE  4. Ambitio The Ambition of Caesar, 69-64 BCE  5. Pietas The Piety of Caesar, 63-59 BCE  6. Gloria The Pursuit of Military Glory in Gaul, 58-56 BCE  7. Victoria Victory over the Gauls, 55-52 BCE  8. Dignitas Pompey, Caesar, and Relative Rank, 52-49 BCE  9. Fortuna Fortune and the Civil War, 49-45 BCE  10. Clementia Caesars Dictatorship as Paternal Rule, 49-44 BCE  11.Libertas Caesars Dictatorship as Tyranny, 49-44 BCE  12. Res Publica Caesars Role in the Fall of the Roman Republic  Table of Events (100  44 BC)  Glossary  Bibliography

*A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of 2015*

Stevenson intended his book as an introduction to the career and legacy of Julius Caesar for general readers and undergraduates, but he achieved much more.&alÃK