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The Assassination of Julius Caesar: A People's History of Ancient Rome

By Michael Parenti

Book information

Publisher
The, New Press
Year
2003
ISBN
1565847970, 9781565847972
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
823 kB (842583 bytes)
Series
New Press People's History
Pages
267\287
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-08-18 16:37:49

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.

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