The assassination of Julius Caesar : a people's history of ancient Rome
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Published
New York : New Press, 2003.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
x, 276 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-260) and index.
Description
"Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility. They regard Roman commoners as a parasitic mob, a rabble interested only in bread and circuses. They cast Caesar, who took up the popular cause, as a despot and demagogue, and treat his murder as the outcome of a personal feud or constitutional struggle, devoid of social content. In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, the author Michael Parenti subjects these assertions of "gentlemen historians" to a bracing critique, and presents us with a compelling story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. Parenti shows that Caesar was only the last in a line of reformers, dating back across the better part of a century, who were murdered by opulent conservatives. Caesar's assassination set in motion a protracted civil war, the demise of a five-hundred-year republic, and the emergence of an absolutist rule that would prevail over Western Europe for centuries to come." "Parenti reconstructs the social and political context of Caesar's murder, offering fascinating details about Roman society. In these pages we encounter money-driven elections, the struggle for economic democracy, the use of religious augury as an instrument of social control, the sexual abuse of slaves, and the political use of homophobic attacks. Here is a story of empire and corruption, patriarchs and subordinated women, self-enriching capitalists and plundered provinces, slumlords and urban rioters, death squads and political witch-hunts."--Jacket.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Parenti, M. (2003). The assassination of Julius Caesar: a people's history of ancient Rome . New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parenti, Michael, 1933-. 2003. The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome. New Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Parenti, Michael, 1933-. The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome New Press, 2003.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Parenti, Michael. The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome New Press, 2003.
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