"The man who virtually defined the West's concept of leadership comes alive in this splendid biography. Hindery Jr., CEO of InterMedia Partners VII LLP, as recommended reading of biographies and autobiographies of great leaders for those plotting a career path to the corner office) It's better than any book I've ever read on him, and more incisive."- Wall Street Journal (cited by Leo J. "This book makes and insightfully explains the leap from Caesar the soldier and general to Caesar the statesman and nation builder. The best introduction to Caesar and his world that is currently available."-Karl Galinsky, Bookforum "A rich and remarkably complete panorama of the times and the man. "An authoritative and exciting portrait not only of Caesar but of the complex society in which he lived."-Steven Coates, New York Times Book Review provides a great deal of vivid detail."-Mark Miller, Wall Street Journal Goldsworthy tells this story with great skill and narrative force . as well as husband, father, lover and adulterer.” In this landmark biography, Goldsworthy examines Caesar as military leader, all of these roles and places his subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C.
In the introduction to his biography of the great Roman emperor, Adrian Goldsworthy writes, “Caesar was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar’s character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later.
Named 2006 Best Book of the Year by “An authoritative and exciting portrait not only of Caesar but of the complex society in which he lived.”-Steven Coates, New York Times Book Review “The best introduction to Caesar and his world that is currently available.”-Karl Galinsky, Bookforum Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor’s life, Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor’s accomplishments as charismatic orator, conquering general, and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult, captive of pirates, seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals, and rebel condemned by his own country.
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