Master of Rome - A Life of Julius Caesar

About the author

David Potter is Francis W. Kelsey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Roman History and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan. His previous books include The Origin of Empire: Rome from the Republic to Hadrian, Constantine the Emperor, The Victor's Crown: A History of Ancient Sport from Homer to Byzantium, and Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint.

Summary

Master of Rome tells a dramatic story about Julius Caesar, one of history's most intriguing figures who rose from the fringes of Roman political society and the qualities that enabled him to dominate the world in which he lived.

Product details

• Authors: David Potter, David (Francis W. Kelsey Collegiate Professor of Greek and Roman History and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Potter
• Publisher: Oxford Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 06.08.2025
• EAN: 9780190867188
• ISBN: 978-0-19-086718-8
• Weight: 3 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Biography: historical, political and military, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Roman law, Systems of law: Roman law