{"product_id":"the-death-of-caesar-the-story-of-historys-most-famous-assassination-9781451668810","title":"The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this story of the most famous assassination in history, \"the last bloody day of the [Roman] Republic has never been painted so brilliantly\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate on March 15, 44 BC--the Ides of March according to the Roman calendar. He was, says author Barry Strauss, the last casualty of one civil war and the first casualty of the next civil war, which would end the Roman Republic and inaugurate the Roman Empire. \"\u003ci\u003eThe Death of Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fresh look at a well-trodden event, with superb storytelling sure to inspire awe\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy was Caesar killed? For political reasons, mainly. The conspirators wanted to return Rome to the days when the Senate ruled, but Caesar hoped to pass along his new powers to his family, especially Octavian. The principal plotters were Brutus, Cassius (both former allies of Pompey), and Decimus. The last was a leading general and close friend of Caesar's who felt betrayed by the great man: He was the mole in Caesar's camp. But after the assassination everything went wrong. The killers left the body in the Senate and Caesar's allies held a public funeral. Mark Antony made a brilliant speech--not \"Friends, Romans, Countrymen\" as Shakespeare had it, but something inflammatory that caused a riot. The conspirators fled Rome. Brutus and Cassius raised an army in Greece but Antony and Octavian defeated them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn original, new perspective on an event that seems well known, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Caesar \u003c\/i\u003eis \"one of the most riveting hour-by-hour accounts of Caesar's final day I have read....An absolutely marvelous read\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e, London).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Strauss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.7lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451668810","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709601616009,"sku":"9781451668810","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9a9d557f-d1f9-42b1-842a-ef7244a4635d.jpg?v=1719519610","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-death-of-caesar-the-story-of-historys-most-famous-assassination-9781451668810","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}