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“Mr. Wilder has brought to his character the warmth which was totally lacking in the Caesar of schoolbooks and Shakespeare, and in his hero’s destruction there is the true catharsis.”—Edward Weeks, Atlantic
First published in 1948, The Ides of March is a brilliant epistolary novel of the Rome of Julius Caesar. Through imaginary letters and documents, Wilder brings to life a dramatic period of world history
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Most of us are familiar with the Caesar of Shakespeare and Shaw. We know him primarily as the manipulative warlord and statesman. But what about the Caesar of Plutarch and Suetonius historians who dealt with Caesar as a young man? Here, in this stunning novel, written with all the excitement and eloquence of an epic poem, we find Caesar at the age of twenty-five captured by pirates as he sails to the Island of Rhodes to study rhetoric with the...
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“My way of joking is to tell the truth: It is the funniest joke in the world.”—G. B. Shaw
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"The Landmark Julius Caesar is the definitive edition of the complete works of Julius Caesar, offering an unprecedented view into the life and career of one of the greatest statesmen and military commanders in the ancient world. Between 58 and 50 B.C., Caesar led his army to twice invade Britain and conquer most of the land that is now France, Belgium, and Switzerland. The Gallic War, Caesar's firsthand account of his campaigns, offers a record of...
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It is 44 B.C. and the Ides of March approach. Julius Caesar, appointed dictator for life by the Roman Senate, is leaving Rome to wage a war of conquest against the Parthian Empire. Gordianus the Finder must dust off his old skills and search for hints of a plot against Julius Caesar. And his son, Meto, is soon to be honored. There is more than 1 conspiracy afoot, and at least 1 murder in inevitable, as the Ides of March near. [From publisher's...
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