Introduction,
From the publisher, Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great were two of the greatest generals Rome had ever produced. Together they had brought vast stretches of territory under Roman dominion. In 49 BC they turned against each other and plunged Rome into civil war. In this book, Adrian Goldsworthy relates the gripping story of this desperate power struggle. Drawing on original accounts of the war, he examines how legion was pitched against legion in a vicious battle for political domination of the vast Roman world. The armies were evenly matched, but in the end, Caesar's genius as a commander and his great good luck brought him victory in 45 BC.
Contents consist of the following over 144 pages:
Prologue
Introduction
Background to War
Warring Sides
Outbreak
The Fighting
The World Around War
How the War Ended
Conclusion and Consequences
Chronology
Glossary
Further Reading
Index
As it is an A5 size page, in portrait format, with plenty of illustrations, maps, and photographs, this is a quick read over a couple of days.
Review, this is not a long book, but it is all content, and an easy read. The narrative flows quickly, covers all the essentials of Julius CAESAR's war with Romans, and offers a bit of an analysis of the impact CAESAR had on the Roman empire. Essentially the Romans moved from being ruled by elites (Republic) to being ruled by a General who became an Emperor.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book, it is not complicated, does not go down any rabbit holes, and gives you a good basis of what happened to CASEAR and how he came to be murdered by those around him, ie he showed clemency to a fallen general, Brutus, who then went on to knife him, along with a slew of other Senators, as they feared what CASEAR may become.
The book is well written, balanced, and complete, albeit with a narrow focus on CASEAR's civil war.
Definitely recommended.
Been there, what a great place.
The maps are basic, but you get the idea.
Words on a page.
Beautiful art work that survived the centuries.
Coins, thank you.
No, not Colin FARRELL as Penguin.
Its great that you can go to these places, and image how Roman was in the day.