{"product_id":"caesar-life-of-a-colossus-9780300120486","title":"Caesar: Life of a Colossus","description":"\u003cp\u003eTracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperors life  Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperors accomplishments as charismatic orator  conquering general  and powerful dictator but also lesser-known chapters during which he was high priest of an exotic cult  captive of pirates  seducer not only of Cleopatra but also of the wives of his two main political rivals  and rebel condemned by his own country. Ultimately  Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesars character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later.  In the introduction to his biography of the great Roman emperor  Adrian Goldsworthy writes  Caesar was at times many things  including a fugitive  prisoner  rising politician  army leader  legal advocate  rebel  dictator . . . as well as husband  father  lover and adulterer. In this landmark biography  Goldsworthy examines Caesar as military leader  all of these roles and places his subject firmly within the context of Roman society in the first century B.C.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45279936446517,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300120486","price":75.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300120486.jpg?v=1780616252","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/caesar-life-of-a-colossus-9780300120486","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}