Caesar Versus Pompey

Determining Rome's Greatest General, Statesman & Nation-Builder

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

Av Stephen Dando-Collins

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Who was Rome’s greatest general, statesman, and nation-builder:Caesar or Pompey?Few people have had as many words written about them down throughthe centuries as Julius Caesar—the brilliant general who made Queen Cleopatraof Egypt his mistress. He has captured the imagination of playwrights,historians, soldiers, and emperors.Little has been written about his ally, son-in-law, and eventualenemy Pompey the Great, who crashed onto the Roman scene as a victorioustwenty-three-year-old general and who, at the height of his career, was arguablymore famous, more popular, and more successful than Caesar.Caesar Versus Pompey tells the parallel life stories ofJulius Caesar and Pompey the Great, as their lives and loves became intertwined andinterdependent, as they grew from rivals to partners, then from joint rulers towarring foes. One strove to preserve the Roman Republic, the other destroyedit.

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Utgivningsdatum2024-05-23
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt390 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor320
FörlagTurner Publishing Company
ISBN9781684428953

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Stephen Dando-Collins is the multi-award-winning author of forty-eight books, including biographies and nonfiction works on ancient Rome, Greece, and Persia, as well as American, British, French, and Australian history including World War I and World War II. These works focus on military history, with Stephen considered an authority on the legions of imperial Rome. He has also written several successful novels and children’s novels. His books are widely published in the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, and they appear in translation in Spain, Italy, Poland, the Netherlands, Albania, Russia, Korea, and Latin America.

AtlasIllustrationsIntroductionA Bolt of Lightning Changes EverythingCaesar’s Uncle Takes Power, Pompey on TrialCaesar the Priest, Pompey the Boy GeneralCaesar in Jeopardy, Pompey Becomes GreatCaesar Hides, Pompey TriumphsAfter Sulla, Pompey & Caesar on Opposing SidesCrassus the Property Developer & Cicero the LawyerSneaky Sertorius versus Persistent PompeyPesky Spartacus Terminated by Crassus and PompeyAs Caesar Weeps, Pompey Conquers the EastCicero Rules, Caesar’s Star RisesPompey’s Triumphant Return, Caesar Imperator in SpainCaesar, Pompey & Crassus Rule RomeCaesar Begins to Conquer Gaul, Pompey Rehabilitates CiceroCaesar Subdues Gaul & Again Embraces PompeyAs Pompey & Crassus Rule, Caesar Invades BritainWith Two Deaths, Everything ChangesThe Revolting Gauls Pressure CaesarThis Means WarBattle of the GiantsBoth AssassinatedAssessmentNotesBibliographyIndex

“A triumph! At first blush, it might be easy to think this story has been told. But the story that’s told is incomplete. Too often, Pompey the Great stands in the shadows of Julius Caesar. In Caesar Versus Pompey, Stephen Dando-Collins invites Pompey to step out of the shadows and stand in the light, shoulder to shoulder with Caesar. The story of these two titans is dramatic, full of twists and turns, partnerships and betrayals. Without one, there is no other."By telling the story of Pompey and Caesar in the way that only he can, Dando-Collins fills in an important gap in the dramatic events that culminated in the collapse of the Roman Republic. Pompey and Caesar needed each other, and any student or fan of Roman history needs this important book.”—Phillip Barlag, author of Evil Roman Emperors, and host of The Greats of History podcast