Crossing the Rubicon : Caesar's decision and the fate of Rome /

A dramatic account of the fateful year leading to the ultimate crisis of the Roman Republic and the rise of Caesar's autocracy. When the Senate ordered Julius Caesar, conqueror of Gaul, to disband his troops, he instead marched his soldiers across the Rubicon River, in violation of Roman law. T...

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Main Author: Fezzi, Luca (Author)
Other Authors: Dixon, Richard (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Italian
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2019.
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