Civil War (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading)

Civil War (Barnes & Noble Library of Essential Reading) Synopsis

The Civil War is Julius Caesars personal account of his war with Pompey the Great-the war which destroyed the five hundred-year old Roman Republic. Caesar the victor became Caesar the dictator. In three short books, Caesar describes how, in order to defend his dignitas ("e;honour"e;), and the libertas ("e;freedom"e;) of both himself and the Roman people, he marched on Rome, and defeated the forces of Pompey and the Senate in Italy, Spain, and Greece. Caesars "e;commentaries,"e; written in famously simple prose, with the distinctive use of the third person, offer a unique opportunity to read the victors version of events.