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245 14 a| The death of Caesar :b| the story of history's most famous assassination /c| Barry Strauss.;

250 a| First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.;

264 1 a| New York :b| Simon & Schuster,c| 2015.;

300 a| xx, 323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 24 cm;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-308) and index.;

505 0 a| Part I. Return to Rome -- Riding with Caesar -- The best men -- Decision in a villa -- Caesar's last triumph -- Part II. Blood on the stones -- The birth of a plot -- Wanted: assassins -- Caesar leaves home -- Murder -- A republic in the balance -- A funeral to remember -- Part III. The road back -- The struggle for Italy -- Vengeance -- Augustus.;

520 a| A professor of history and classics describes the actual events of March 15, 44 BC, when Julius Caesar was murdered during the Roman civil wars, and comparies them to those outlined by William Shakespeare in his famous play.--Publisher's description.;

520 a| Thanks to William Shakespeare, the death of Julius Caesar is the most famous assassination in history. But what actually happened on March 15, 44 BC is even more gripping than the play. Strauss shows Caesar's assassination was a carefully planned paramilitary operation, put together by disaffected officers and designed with precision. The assassins rallied support among the common people, but they underestimated Caesar's soldiers, who flooded Rome. The assassins were vanquished; their beloved Republic became the Roman Empire.;

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The death of Caesar : the story of history's most famous assassination / Barry Strauss.

Author/creator	Strauss, Barry S. author.
Format	Book
Edition	First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Publication	New York : Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Description	xx, 323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Sample text
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Supplemental Content	Sample text
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Contributor biographical information
Subjects	Caesar, Julius--Assassination.

Contents	Part I. Return to Rome -- Riding with Caesar -- The best men -- Decision in a villa -- Caesar's last triumph -- Part II. Blood on the stones -- The birth of a plot -- Wanted: assassins -- Caesar leaves home -- Murder -- A republic in the balance -- A funeral to remember -- Part III. The road back -- The struggle for Italy -- Vengeance -- Augustus.
Abstract	A professor of history and classics describes the actual events of March 15, 44 BC, when Julius Caesar was murdered during the Roman civil wars, and comparies them to those outlined by William Shakespeare in his famous play.--Publisher's description.
Abstract	Thanks to William Shakespeare, the death of Julius Caesar is the most famous assassination in history. But what actually happened on March 15, 44 BC is even more gripping than the play. Strauss shows Caesar's assassination was a carefully planned paramilitary operation, put together by disaffected officers and designed with precision. The assassins rallied support among the common people, but they underestimated Caesar's soldiers, who flooded Rome. The assassins were vanquished; their beloved Republic became the Roman Empire.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-308) and index.
LCCN	2014032045
ISBN	9781451668797 (hardcover)
ISBN	1451668791 (hardcover)
ISBN	9781451668810 (paperback)
ISBN	1451668813 (paperback)

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