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Caesar life of a colossus by adrian goldsworthy
Caesar life of a colossus by adrian goldsworthy











caesar life of a colossus by adrian goldsworthy

Og da kan man kanskje like gjerne lese dem?īokas sterkeste del tar for seg om romernes invasjon av Gallia. Det er i og for seg en helt grei tilnærming, men siden kildesituasjonen er som den er, ender beretningen fort opp med å bli en løpende kommentar til Cæsars egne skrifter. Der Ørsted og Meier bruker Cæsar til å gi et overordnet blikk på det romerske samfunnet og ny innsikt i imperiets gjøren og laden, holder Goldsworthy seg hovedsakelig til hendelseshistorien.

caesar life of a colossus by adrian goldsworthy

Jeg synes ikke jeg lærte noe særlig nytt av Goldsworthys gjennomgang av Cæsars karriere.

caesar life of a colossus by adrian goldsworthy

Tidligere har jeg lest bøker om den kjente romeren skrevet av danske Peter Ørsteds og tyske Christian Meier. 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.ĭette er ikke min første Cæsar-biografi. 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. Ultimately, Goldsworthy realizes the full complexity of Caesar’s character and shows why his political and military leadership continues to resonate some two thousand years later. Tracing the extraordinary trajectory of the great Roman emperor’s life, Goldsworthy covers not only the great Roman emperor’s 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.













Caesar life of a colossus by adrian goldsworthy