{"product_id":"the-death-of-caesar-the-story-of-historys-most-famous-assassination","title":"The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe exciting  dramatic story of one of historys most famous eventsthe death of Julius Caesarnow placed in full context of Romes civil wars by eminent historian Barry Strauss.  Thanks to William Shakespeare  the death of Julius Caesar is the most famous assassination in history. But what actually happened on March 15  44 BC is even more gripping than Shakespeares play. In this thrilling new book  Barry Strauss tells the real story.  Shakespeare shows Caesars assassination to be an amateur and idealistic affair. The real killing  however  was a carefully planned paramilitary operation  a generals plot  put together by Caesars disaffected officers and designed with precision. There were even gladiators on hand to protect the assassins from vengeance by Caesars friends. Brutus and Cassius were indeed key players  as Shakespeare has it  but they had the help of a third manDecimus. He was the mole in Caesars entourage  one of Caesars leading generals  and a lifelong friend. It was he  not Brutus  who truly betrayed Caesar.  Caesars assassins saw him as a military dictator who wanted to be king. He threatened a permanent change in the Roman way of life and in the power of senators. The assassins rallied support among the common people  but they underestimated Caesars soldiers  who flooded Rome. The assassins were vanquished; their beloved Republic became the Roman Empire.  An original  fresh perspective on an event that seems well known  Barry Strausss book sheds new light on this fascinating  pivotal moment in world history.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44946055594037,"sku":"ByrdShop_1451668791","price":29.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781451668797.jpg?v=1769921224","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-death-of-caesar-the-story-of-historys-most-famous-assassination","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}