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Scintillating storytelling and deeply examined historical insight… . An important alternative to the usual views of Caesar and the Roman Empire.
—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
A highly accessible and entertaining addition to history.
… It breathers contempt for the rich of ancient Rome and their apologists hiding in classical studies departments today.
—BOOKMARKS
A novel approach.
—LIBRARY JOURNAL
Contents
Introduction: Tyrannicide or Treason? 1
1. Gentlemen's History: Empire, Class, and Patriarchy 13
2. Slaves, Proletarians, and Masters 27
3. A Republic for the Few 45
4. “Demagogues” and Death Squads 59
5. Cicero's Witch-hunt 85
6. The Face of Caesar 113
7. “You All Did Love Him Once” 131
8. The Popularis 149
9. The Assassination 167
10. The Liberties of Power 187
11. Bread and Circuses 205
Appendix: A Note on
Pedantic Citations and Vexatious Names 223
Notes 229
Index 261
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