![]() ![]() “With regard to Caesar's memoirs Cicero, also in the Brutus speaks in the following terms: "He wrote memoirs which deserve the highest praise they are naked in their simplicity, straightforward yet graceful, stripped of all rhetorical adornment, as of a garment but while his purpose was to supply material to others, on which those who wished to write history might draw, he haply gratified silly folk, who will try to use the curling-irons on his narrative, but he has kept men of any sense from touching the subject." Suetonius wrote: “He left memoirs too of his deeds in the Gallic war and in the civil strife with Pompeius for the author of the Alexandrian, African, and Hispanic Wars is unknown some think it was Oppius, others Hirtius, who also supplied the final book of the Gallic War, which Caesar left unwritten. Works by Julius Caesar: “War Commentaries”: 1) “The African Wars”, 2) “The Alexandrian Wars”, “The Civil Wars”, “The Gallic Wars”, “The Spanish Wars” - all translated by W. ![]() United Nations of Roma Victrix (UNRV) History īook: “Caesar, Life of a Colossus” by Adrian Goldsworthy (Yale University Press, 2006) Writings of Julius Caesar History of ancient Rome OpenCourseWare from the University of Notre Dame / ![]() Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy Īncient Rome resources for students from the Courtenay Middle School Library The Internet Classics Archive Ĭambridge Classics External Gateway to Humanities Resources /web Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Metropolitan Museum of Art /about-the-met/curatorial-departments/greek-and-roman-art The Internet Classics Archive īryn Mawr Classical Review ĭe Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors īritish Museum .uk Oxford Classical Art Research Center: The Beazley Archive beazley.ox.ac.uk The Roman Empire in the 1st Century pbs.org/empires/romans “Outlines of Roman History” “The Private Life of the Romans” | BBC Ancient Rome bbc.co.uk/history Perseus Project - Tufts University Lacus Curtius Websites on Ancient Rome: Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Late Antiquity Forum Romanum Later Ancient Roman History (33 articles) Īncient Roman Life (39 articles) Īncient Greek and Roman Religion and Myths (35 articles) Īncient Roman Art and Culture (33 articles) Īncient Roman Government, Military, Infrastructure and Economics (42 articles) Īncient Greek and Roman Philosophy and Science (33 articles) Īncient Persian, Arabian, Phoenician and Near East Cultures (26 articles) Among those who have mined it for material have been Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw and Robert Graves.Ĭategories with related articles in this website:Įarly Ancient Roman History (34 articles) It was when the Roman republic ended and was replaced by the Roman Empire and it was filled with larger-the-life characters like Caesar, Cleopatra, Spartacus, Marc Antony, Augustus, Jesus and Caligula. 40, which was largely shaped by Caesar, was one of the most pivotal and memorable in Roman and world history. As a statesman he brought Roman culture to much of Europe and the Middle East and set up an effective administration system that would allow the Romans to rule over one of the largest and most enduring empires the world would ever know. ![]() and then for the next 15 years shook up the Roman political scene, extended its territory and did as much as anyone ro make Rome an empire before he was assassinated. Possessing enormous political ambition and superb oratory skills, Julius Caesar maneuvered his way to the position of consul of Rome in 59 B.C. His popularity was such that he was able to bring his armies into Rome, end Roman republican government and declare himself dictator for life, ushering in four centuries of Roman emperors. As a general his greatest achievement was the conquest of Gaul, which he described himself with great eloquence in his campaign memoirs. Julius Caesar (?102-44 B.C.) is one man who could rightfully make the claim he changed the course of history. ![]()
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