The Education of Julius Caesar: A Biography, a Reconstruction

by Arthur D Kahn

Overview

In this meticulously researched and absorbing biography, Arthur Kahn brings Caesar alive and explores the spirit of his age with intensity, illuminating the politics, the technological and scientific developments, military struggles, and the artistic and philosophical ferment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780595089215
Publisher:	iUniverse, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/01/2000
Pages:	528
Product dimensions:	6.05(w) x 9.05(h) x 1.34(d)

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
I.	Aurelia	3
II.	Gaius	11
III.	The Praetor's Son	18
IV.	The Grand Design	27
V.	The Italian Revolt	31
VI.	Murdered Clansmen and Jupiter's Priest	39
VII.	The Consul's Son-in-law	48
VIII.	Peripeteia	53
IX.	The Oak Wreath	59
X.	The Outsider	65
XI.	Debut in the Forum	73
XII.	The Pontifex	81
XIII.	Warlords	88
XIV.	The Old Man's Successor	98
XV.	Alexander	104
XVI.	Pompeius' Associate	111
XVII.	The Oligarchy Divided	118
XVIII.	Marius Again	122
XIX.	Prelude to Battle	126
XX.	Leader of the Resistance	136
XXI.	Counterattack	143
XXII.	Catilina's Torment	149
XXIII.	The Conspiracy of Cicero and Catilina	155
XXIV.	The Promise of Everlasting Peace	163
XXV.	Caesar Gives Warning	170
XXVI.	Pompeius Miscalculates	179
XXVII.	Deprived of a Triumph	186
XXVIII.	Pompeius' Consul	193
XXIX.	Father-in-law to the Great Man	204
XXX.	Consolidating Defenses	213
XXXI.	Mastering the Arts of War	219
XXXII.	Apprenticeship in Imperialism	229
XXXIII.	Consolidation in Gaul and at Rome	237
XXXIV.	"Shatter the Confining Bars of Nature's Gates ..."	248
XXXV.	"Mighty in Honor and Fame"	259
XXXVI.	New Victories, New Glory	265
XXXVII.	Collapse of the Triumvirate	273
XXXVIII.	At Bay	282
XXXIX.	An Outsider Once Again	294
XL.	Reconciliation in Gaul, Isolation at Rome	301
XLI.	Civil War?	308
XLII.	"The Die Is Cast"	315
XLIII.	More Than Dignity	321
XLIV.	Master of Italy?	331
XLV.	Master of the West	334
XLVI.	The Consul and the Rebel	346
XLVII.	The Toppling of Pompeius	356
XLVIII.	Egypt	366
XLIX.	Master of the East?	377
L.	Submission and Mutiny	384
LI.	Master of Africa	390
LII.	"The Old Order Thrust Out by the New"	398
LIII.	"Everlasting Conflict ..."	410
LIV.	"Subversive"	422
LV.	The Ides of March	434
	Epilogue	446
	Ancient Sources	454
	Notes	459
	Selected Bibliography	482
	Index	499