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Helga gesche, in her monu mental bibliography, lists twelve biographies between i960 and 1974, in five languages. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Christian meiers biography is the definitive, modern account of caesars life and career, and places him within the wider context of the crisis of the roman. Christian meier is a german historian and professor emeritus of ancient history at the university. The publication history of julius caesar s commentaries on the gallic war this paper serves to resolve the debate over the timing of the publication of julius caesar s commentaries on the gallic war. Caesar s assassination is just the halfway point of julius caesar. In the earlier years of caesar s life, when we know less about him, meier provides a broad description of. Christian meier books list of books by author christian. This is a dense book, but also a surprisingly easy read. Publication date 1982 publisher basicbooks, a division of harpercollins. For centuries, julius caesar has endured in our collective imagination as a favorite among historians and scholars, playwrights and poets. As the action begins, rome prepares for caesar s triumphal entrance. I would rate this book far higher than the book on caesar by christian meier, but meier s book has some interesting points that gelzer does not. He is one of europes leading authorities on the late roman republic and is the author of the greek discovery of politics, the political art of greek tragedy and caesar.
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