Even though, the tenor of the book might cause some to claim it as pro-Caesarian for this. Goldsworthy makes it clear from the start that his biography is focused on the man and less so on those around him. Not a new age reinterpretation, ideological sermon, nor conservative rehash Goldsworthy's book is a firm accounting and fair assessment, based on fact and sensibility of interpretation of the ancient histories. I've read many of them, so it is with no small pleasure that I can confirm Adrian Goldsworthy's new book Caesar, Life of a Colossus succeeds in providing exactly that. Dissecting the aspects and times of this man has been an academic pursuit since right after his death to the modern day, so it takes a sharp mind and an expansive grasp of the history of the Romans to say something new, or put the story in a different perspective. Few people in history can claim such an importance. Probably every educated person in the world is familiar with the name, for the man's life played a large role in shaping the western world as we know it.
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