Title: A Companion to Julius Caesar
By: Miriam Griffin(Ed.)
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 536
Vendor: Wiley
Publication Date: 2009

Weight: 2 pounds
ISBN: 140514923X
ISBN-13: 9781405149235
Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Stock No: WW149235

Publisher's Description

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A Companion to Julius Caesar comprises 30 essays from leading scholars examining the life and after life of this great polarizing figure.

Explores Caesar from a variety of perspectives: military genius, ruthless tyrant, brilliant politician, first class orator, sophisticated man of letters, and more
Utilizes Caesar’s own extant writings
Examines the viewpoints of Caesar’s contemporaries and explores Caesar’s portrayals by artists and writers through the ages

Author Bio

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Miriam Griffin is Emeritus Fellow of Classics at Oxford University. She is the author of numerous books and articles on Roman history and philosophy, including Nero (1987), Seneca: A Philosopher in Politics (1992), and Philosophia togata I & II (with Jonathan Barnes, 1991 & 1997). She was until recently editor of the Classical Quarterly.