Caesar, Cicero & Cleopatra. What really happened?
A courageous and highly believable redefinition of Julius Caesar for the modern reader.
Caesar here is a real person, with emotions, ambitions, desires, happiness and pain. A military genius as well as a loving father; empire builder builder as well as a town planner; loyal friend and dangerous enemy; generous to friend and foe alike; never a word of scorn for his enemies, but only candid commentary -- giving praise and admiration where due; silence otherwise.
A humble man but with uncanny foresight in war and in peace, matched only by his easily natural but extraordinary courage. From birth to death, his spirit was never visited by fear. He seemed to have no notion what it was to be fearful, whether in battle or politics. Except for members of the aristocratic families who feared losing their ancient power to dictate Roman policy, he elicited undying loyalty from his soldiers and officers. At any time any ten men in front of Caesar in a battle were ten men willing to die before the enemy might touch their beloved leader. But often enough Caesar was already in front of these ten men, slashing his sword at the enemy host while shouting encouragement to those behind him.
Arthur Paone, a retired attorney living in Belmar, NJ, with his wife of 34 years, has taken a memorable period in the history of Western civilization and brought it alive on the page for the modern reader in a vivid and completely engaging narrative. The reader will find quite caught up in it, and enjoy both the story and the refresher course on this critical period in Roman history, as Paone stays close to known historic facts.
Most impressive is his skillful treatment of his principle protagonist, Julius Caesar. Considering his legendary status in western history, and the fact that books about him would fill a large library, developing him as a quasi-fictional character was a risky and courageous undertaking. But Paone pulled it off, and he did it with style. Caesar truly comes alive here as an understandable and very human individual. Paone shows Caesar as a civic leader, a politician, a husband and lover, a father, a military strategist, and as a hero and a visionary. But he does even more than this. He also shows us, in a most persuasive way, the emotional, intellectual, and moral qualifies that made him such a legendary figure; that made him that rare and extraordinary human being whose accomplishments would live on for many centuries beyond his own relatively short life.
The reader will come away from this actually understanding the man Caesar, and also how he achieved his greatness. The supporting actors, Cicero and Cleopatra, likewise come alive for the reader. The story also has a robust contemporary echo. The popular reformer who threatens the entrenched interests of the privileged elite certainly has powerful echoes in today's poisonous political environment.
It is no small accomplishment on Paone's part to be able to capture the essence of such an extraordinary character and get it down on the page in narrative form in such a believable and engaging way.
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Caesar here is a real person, with emotions, ambitions, desires, happiness and pain. A military genius as well as a loving father; empire builder builder as well as a town planner; loyal friend and dangerous enemy; generous to friend and foe alike; never a word of scorn for his enemies, but only candid commentary -- giving praise and admiration where due; silence otherwise.
A humble man but with uncanny foresight in war and in peace, matched only by his easily natural but extraordinary courage. From birth to death, his spirit was never visited by fear. He seemed to have no notion what it was to be fearful, whether in battle or politics. Except for members of the aristocratic families who feared losing their ancient power to dictate Roman policy, he elicited undying loyalty from his soldiers and officers. At any time any ten men in front of Caesar in a battle were ten men willing to die before the enemy might touch their beloved leader. But often enough Caesar was already in front of these ten men, slashing his sword at the enemy host while shouting encouragement to those behind him.
Arthur Paone, a retired attorney living in Belmar, NJ, with his wife of 34 years, has taken a memorable period in the history of Western civilization and brought it alive on the page for the modern reader in a vivid and completely engaging narrative. The reader will find quite caught up in it, and enjoy both the story and the refresher course on this critical period in Roman history, as Paone stays close to known historic facts.
Most impressive is his skillful treatment of his principle protagonist, Julius Caesar. Considering his legendary status in western history, and the fact that books about him would fill a large library, developing him as a quasi-fictional character was a risky and courageous undertaking. But Paone pulled it off, and he did it with style. Caesar truly comes alive here as an understandable and very human individual. Paone shows Caesar as a civic leader, a politician, a husband and lover, a father, a military strategist, and as a hero and a visionary. But he does even more than this. He also shows us, in a most persuasive way, the emotional, intellectual, and moral qualifies that made him such a legendary figure; that made him that rare and extraordinary human being whose accomplishments would live on for many centuries beyond his own relatively short life.
The reader will come away from this actually understanding the man Caesar, and also how he achieved his greatness. The supporting actors, Cicero and Cleopatra, likewise come alive for the reader. The story also has a robust contemporary echo. The popular reformer who threatens the entrenched interests of the privileged elite certainly has powerful echoes in today's poisonous political environment.
It is no small accomplishment on Paone's part to be able to capture the essence of such an extraordinary character and get it down on the page in narrative form in such a believable and engaging way.
Caesar, Cicero & Cleopatra. What really happened?
A courageous and highly believable redefinition of Julius Caesar for the modern reader.
Caesar here is a real person, with emotions, ambitions, desires, happiness and pain. A military genius as well as a loving father; empire builder builder as well as a town planner; loyal friend and dangerous enemy; generous to friend and foe alike; never a word of scorn for his enemies, but only candid commentary -- giving praise and admiration where due; silence otherwise.
A humble man but with uncanny foresight in war and in peace, matched only by his easily natural but extraordinary courage. From birth to death, his spirit was never visited by fear. He seemed to have no notion what it was to be fearful, whether in battle or politics. Except for members of the aristocratic families who feared losing their ancient power to dictate Roman policy, he elicited undying loyalty from his soldiers and officers. At any time any ten men in front of Caesar in a battle were ten men willing to die before the enemy might touch their beloved leader. But often enough Caesar was already in front of these ten men, slashing his sword at the enemy host while shouting encouragement to those behind him.
Arthur Paone, a retired attorney living in Belmar, NJ, with his wife of 34 years, has taken a memorable period in the history of Western civilization and brought it alive on the page for the modern reader in a vivid and completely engaging narrative. The reader will find quite caught up in it, and enjoy both the story and the refresher course on this critical period in Roman history, as Paone stays close to known historic facts.
Most impressive is his skillful treatment of his principle protagonist, Julius Caesar. Considering his legendary status in western history, and the fact that books about him would fill a large library, developing him as a quasi-fictional character was a risky and courageous undertaking. But Paone pulled it off, and he did it with style. Caesar truly comes alive here as an understandable and very human individual. Paone shows Caesar as a civic leader, a politician, a husband and lover, a father, a military strategist, and as a hero and a visionary. But he does even more than this. He also shows us, in a most persuasive way, the emotional, intellectual, and moral qualifies that made him such a legendary figure; that made him that rare and extraordinary human being whose accomplishments would live on for many centuries beyond his own relatively short life.
The reader will come away from this actually understanding the man Caesar, and also how he achieved his greatness. The supporting actors, Cicero and Cleopatra, likewise come alive for the reader. The story also has a robust contemporary echo. The popular reformer who threatens the entrenched interests of the privileged elite certainly has powerful echoes in today's poisonous political environment.
It is no small accomplishment on Paone's part to be able to capture the essence of such an extraordinary character and get it down on the page in narrative form in such a believable and engaging way.
Caesar here is a real person, with emotions, ambitions, desires, happiness and pain. A military genius as well as a loving father; empire builder builder as well as a town planner; loyal friend and dangerous enemy; generous to friend and foe alike; never a word of scorn for his enemies, but only candid commentary -- giving praise and admiration where due; silence otherwise.
A humble man but with uncanny foresight in war and in peace, matched only by his easily natural but extraordinary courage. From birth to death, his spirit was never visited by fear. He seemed to have no notion what it was to be fearful, whether in battle or politics. Except for members of the aristocratic families who feared losing their ancient power to dictate Roman policy, he elicited undying loyalty from his soldiers and officers. At any time any ten men in front of Caesar in a battle were ten men willing to die before the enemy might touch their beloved leader. But often enough Caesar was already in front of these ten men, slashing his sword at the enemy host while shouting encouragement to those behind him.
Arthur Paone, a retired attorney living in Belmar, NJ, with his wife of 34 years, has taken a memorable period in the history of Western civilization and brought it alive on the page for the modern reader in a vivid and completely engaging narrative. The reader will find quite caught up in it, and enjoy both the story and the refresher course on this critical period in Roman history, as Paone stays close to known historic facts.
Most impressive is his skillful treatment of his principle protagonist, Julius Caesar. Considering his legendary status in western history, and the fact that books about him would fill a large library, developing him as a quasi-fictional character was a risky and courageous undertaking. But Paone pulled it off, and he did it with style. Caesar truly comes alive here as an understandable and very human individual. Paone shows Caesar as a civic leader, a politician, a husband and lover, a father, a military strategist, and as a hero and a visionary. But he does even more than this. He also shows us, in a most persuasive way, the emotional, intellectual, and moral qualifies that made him such a legendary figure; that made him that rare and extraordinary human being whose accomplishments would live on for many centuries beyond his own relatively short life.
The reader will come away from this actually understanding the man Caesar, and also how he achieved his greatness. The supporting actors, Cicero and Cleopatra, likewise come alive for the reader. The story also has a robust contemporary echo. The popular reformer who threatens the entrenched interests of the privileged elite certainly has powerful echoes in today's poisonous political environment.
It is no small accomplishment on Paone's part to be able to capture the essence of such an extraordinary character and get it down on the page in narrative form in such a believable and engaging way.
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| BN ID: | 2940150001923 |
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| Publisher: | Belmar Publications |
| Publication date: | 10/01/2014 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 268 |
| File size: | 643 KB |
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