Julius Caesar

De: Philip Freeman

Narrado por: James Cameron Stewart

More than 2,000 years after his death, Julius Caesar remains one of the great figures of history. He shaped Rome for generations, and his name became a synonym for "emperor" - not only in Rome but as far away as Germany and Russia. He is best known as the general who defeated the Gauls and doubled the size of Rome's territories. But, as Philip Freeman describes in this fascinating new biography, Caesar was also a brilliant orator, an accomplished writer, a skilled politician, and much more.

Julius Caesar was a complex man, both hero and villain. He possessed great courage, ambition, honor, and vanity. Born into a noble family that had long been in decline, he advanced his career cunningly, beginning as a priest and eventually becoming Rome's leading general. He made alliances with his rivals and then discarded them when it suited him. He was a spokesman for the ordinary people of Rome, who rallied around him time and again, but he profited enormously from his conquests and lived opulently. Eventually he was murdered in one of the most famous assassinations in history.

In this splendid biography, Freeman presents Julius Caesar in all his dimensions and contradictions. This book will captivate listeners discovering Caesar and ancient Rome for the first time, as well as those who have a deep interest in the classical world.

©2008 Philip Freeman (P)2019 Tantor

Reseñas de la Crítica

“[Freeman] takes the reader through every dizzying thrill and spill. The scholar will find much to admire in this book, but, better still, the newcomer to ancient Rome will turn its pages with excitement, enlightenment - and sheer narrative suspense.” (Anthony Everitt, author of Augustus and Cicero)

His rags to riches story

The narrators style left me wanting. It wouldn’t keep from listening but his style got monotonous.

simply the greatest story of all time

very concise and hits all the key moments without getting bogged down. I've read all the caesar books and this is the best

Great biographer on the founder of the Roman Empire

One of the most important people that ever lived. This book is immensely entertaining and draws out the historic figure from the legend. Truly wonderful to read a biography of what Caesar’s faced and overcame to found the Roman Empire.

Very good

It will always be a pleasure to learn more about Julius Caesar to learn about the history of Rome and his character

Enjoyable and informative.

Easy to listen to and reasonably comprehensive pertaining to Caesar’s life. Very intriguing! Definitely whets my appetite for more on Ancient Rome.

Addicted to Philip Freeman books

I’ve listened to Freeman’s Alexander the Great three times,so I was excited when I found his Julius Caesar.

Both the narrator and the author

Amazing history of an amazing figure. I’d highly recommend to anyone interested in the early imperial Rome

Amazing work !

What little I knew of Julius Caesar was info to motivate me to download this audio book.
The story of his rise, conquests and downfall is riveting narrative. Highly recommend this to anyone interested in history , politics and the end of the Republic of Rome.

great insight into one of history's unforgettable figures

this is a great biography of Julius Ceasar, I felt the person reading the book was a little mono tone and it caused me to lose focus on what he was saying from time to time, but I made it through. I got to say that after completing this book, the mythic figure of Julius Ceasar lost a little of its luster. still incredible story of someone who worked his way to the top, must listen to anyone who wants to know more of this historic figure

Great Caesar Biography!

I'm a big Caesar scholar. While this book didn't go into great details about Caesar's Campaigns(like the Munda Campaign) it had all the details one needs to know about Caesar. It also highlighted a few anecdotes that other authors do not, such as Caesar's relationship with a poet. This book also touched on Caesar's early Spanish Campaigns which other authors just ignore altogether. My favorite Caesar Biography is J.F.C Fuller's Caesar and it is what I measure all other Caesar Biographies by, this one falls short of it but it is a great Biography and should be read/listened to by all Caesar admirers. Being an avid reader of the American Revolution I loved the ending.