| The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome Contributor(s): Parenti, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1565847970 ISBN-13: 9781565847972 Publisher: New Press OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2003 Annotation: Parenti examines certainties of the past from CE 300 to just yesterday. As he carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, Parenti sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about wider Roman society. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome |
| Dewey: 937.050 |
| LCCN: 2002041060 |
| Series: New Press People's History |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 5.76" W x 8.62" (1.06 lbs) 267 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility. In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Michael Parenti presents us with a story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. As he carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, Parenti sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about wider Roman society. In these pages we find reflections on the democratic struggle waged by Roman commoners, religious augury as an instrument of social control, the patriarchal oppression of women, and the political use of homophobic attacks. The Assassination of Julius Caesar offers a whole new perspective on an era we thought we knew well. |