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Uncommon wrath : how Caesar and Cato's deadly rivalry destroyed the Roman Republic /

"The story of how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. As the champions of two dominant but distinct visions for Rome, Caesar and Cato each represented qualities that had made the Republic strong, but their ideological differenc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Osgood, Josiah, 1974- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Caesar, L. Julius > (Lucius Julius), > active 90 B.C.-43 B.C.
Cato, Marcus Porcius, > 95 B.C.-46 B.C.
Rome (Italy) > Politics and government > 265-30 B.C.
Rome > History > Republic, 265-30 B.C.
Rome > Histoire > 265-30 av. J.-C. (République)
POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory.
Politics and government.
Italy > Rome.
Rome (Empire)
265-30 B.C.
History.
Biographies.
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Summary:"The story of how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. As the champions of two dominant but distinct visions for Rome, Caesar and Cato each represented qualities that had made the Republic strong, but their ideological differences entrenched into enmity and mutual fear." --
Physical Description:v, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-327) and index.
ISBN:9781541620117
1541620119