Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Since the Renaissance, Julius Caesar has been idolized as a superman. Classical sources, however, present a far less exalted being. As General Fuller writes, Caesar was "an unscrupulous demagogue whose one aim was power, and a general who could not only win brilliant victories but also commit dismal blunders. . . . It is reasonable to suspect that, at times, Caesar was not responsible for his actions, and toward the end of his life, not altogether sane." There is not doubt that Caesar was an extraordinary man." But Fuller points out that he was extraordinary for his reckless ambition, matchless daring, and ruthless tyranny, rather than for his skills as a military commander. Caesar continually had to extricate himself from results of mistakes of judgement. His unnecessary Alexandrian War, his close call at Thapsus, and his seemingly unpremeditated Gallic conquest are just a few of Fuller's many examples.And in telling Caesar's history, Fuller illuminates a century of Roman history as well. Aided by maps of Caesar's principal battles and diagrams of many of his weapons, Fuller brings to life Caesar's wars, his armies, his equipment, and his methods. Brilliant in design and impressive in scope, Julius Caesar clarifies how the military, political, and economic aspects of the Roman Republic worked together to produce a man whose name has come down to us as a synonym for absolute authority.

Language: English

Pages: 336

Format: Paperback

Release: March 21, 1965

ISBN 13: 9780306804229

Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Since the Renaissance, Julius Caesar has been idolized as a superman. Classical sources, however, present a far less exalted being. As General Fuller writes, Caesar was "an unscrupulous demagogue whose one aim was power, and a general who could not only win brilliant victories but also commit dismal blunders. . . . It is reasonable to suspect that, at times, Caesar was not responsible for his actions, and toward the end of his life, not altogether sane." There is not doubt that Caesar was an extraordinary man." But Fuller points out that he was extraordinary for his reckless ambition, matchless daring, and ruthless tyranny, rather than for his skills as a military commander. Caesar continually had to extricate himself from results of mistakes of judgement. His unnecessary Alexandrian War, his close call at Thapsus, and his seemingly unpremeditated Gallic conquest are just a few of Fuller's many examples.And in telling Caesar's history, Fuller illuminates a century of Roman history as well. Aided by maps of Caesar's principal battles and diagrams of many of his weapons, Fuller brings to life Caesar's wars, his armies, his equipment, and his methods. Brilliant in design and impressive in scope, Julius Caesar clarifies how the military, political, and economic aspects of the Roman Republic worked together to produce a man whose name has come down to us as a synonym for absolute authority.

Language: English

Pages: 336

Format: Paperback

Release: March 21, 1965

ISBN 13: 9780306804229

More books from J.F.C. Fuller

Pathworkings of Aleister Crowley: The Treasure House of Images

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Rites of Eleusis: As Performed at Caxton Hall

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant

Secret Wisdom of the Qabalah

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Decisive Battles of the Western World: From the earliest times to the Battle of Lepanto (Volume I)

The Equinox I

De avgörande slagen (#1)

Οι αποφασιστικές μάχες που διαμόρφωσαν τον κόσμο 1792-1944 (δεύτερος τόμος)

Η ιδιοφυής στρατηγική του Μεγάλου Αλεξάνδρου

A Military History of the Western World From the Seven days Battle, 1862, To the Battle of Leyte Gulf, 1944 Volume Three

The Decisive Battles of the Western World 480 BC-1757, 1792-1944, Vols. 1 & 2

The Reformation of War

March to Sanity: What British Union Offers Britain

Atlantis: America and the Future

Tanks in the Great War, 1914-1918

Armored Warfare: An Annotated Edition of Lectures on F. S. R. III (Operations Between Mechanized Forces)

Fuller Bibliotheca Crowleyana: The Collection of J.F.C. Fuller

Fascist Voices : Essays from the 'fascist Quarterly' 1936-1940 - Vol 1

The Generalship Of Alexander The Great

Commentaries on the Holy Books and Other Papers

Rate this book!

Write a review?