<p><span>Fully illustrated with colour maps and images, this is an accessible introduction to Julius Caesar's Civil War.</span><span><br><br>Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great were two of the greatest generals Rome had ever produced. Together they had brought vast stretches of territory under Roman
Caesar’s Civil War 49–44 BC
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 85
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
Caesar’s Civil War 49–44 BC ВОЕННАЯ ИСТОРИЯ, ИСТОРИЯ Издательство: RoutledgeСерия: Essential HistoriesАвтор(ы): Adrian GoldsworthyЯзык: EnglishГод издания: 2003Количество страниц: 85ISBN: 0-203-49461-XФормат: pdf (e-book)Размер: 4.69 mb Rapid Ifolder 0
✦ Table of Contents
Book Cover......Page 1
Half-Title......Page 2
Title......Page 3
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 6
Chronology......Page 11
Background to war......Page 13
Warring sides......Page 18
Outbreak......Page 24
‘Blitzkrieg’—the Italian campaign—January–March 49......Page 28
‘An army without a leader’— the Spanish campaign— April–August 49......Page 30
Massilia—spring–summer 49......Page 34
‘A leader without an army’— Greece—January–August 48......Page 35
Dyrrachium......Page 37
Pharsalus......Page 43
Egypt—September 48–August 47......Page 46
Veni, vidi, vici—the Zela campaign......Page 49
Africa—December 47–April 46......Page 50
Spain—November 46— September 45......Page 53
Portrait of a soldier......Page 57
‘Sulla did not know his political alphabet’—Caesar’s dictatorship......Page 62
Portrait of a civilian......Page 66
How the war ended......Page 69
Conclusion and consequences......Page 74
Glossary......Page 81
Secondary sources......Page 82
Index......Page 83
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First published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.