Ancient Rome: The Private Life of Julius Caesar - Softcover

Miller, Victor

9781530163380: Ancient Rome: The Private Life of Julius Caesar

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ISBN 10: 1530163382 ISBN 13: 9781530163380

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

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Julius Caesar is known for having been one of the most influential figures in Ancient Rome. A fearsome dictator, he was renowned for his determination to succeed both on the battlefield and in the political arena. Approaching every aspect of his life with a carefully thought out and strategic plan, he relished the stories of his past, endeavouring to bring them back to life by becoming a powerful and respected figurehead.

And yet underneath the respectable, law abiding, honourable fa�ade, a very different man lay hidden. This book looks at the true face of Caesar, considering not only his rise to power but also the seedier side to his personality. Juggling his unceasing desire for sexual fulfilment, his need for creating powerful alliances and the determination to bring the corrupt to justice in order to create a fairer system for the citizens of the city he loved, Caesar life was full of complexity and passion. Believing himself to have descended from kings and gods, Caesar’s confidence in his own abilities and divinity helped to steer him towards greatness until he was betrayed by those he thought he could trust and died a mortal’s death.

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About the Author

Victor Miller was born in the London Borough of Croydon on 6 July 1919. After finishing school at the age of fifteen, he worked as an estate agent before joining up in October 1939. He was demobbed in 1946, moved to New York in 1947 and worked in Import/Export until he returned in 1951. He retired in 1980 after working as an Export manager and, except for his time in the USA, lived in Croydon, Surrey, his entire life until his death. This new edition of his acclaimed book marks a collective effort on the part of his two sons Christopher and the late Peter J. Miller, as well as Peter's wife, Janis Moran, to get the book back into print in time for the 70 anniversary of the ending of the Second World War.

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