{"product_id":"the-history-of-julius-caesar-jacob-abbott-9781515401377","title":"The History of Julius Caesar - A Classic Biography of Rome's Legendary General and Dictator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe History of Julius Caesar\u003c\/em\u003e is Jacob Abbott's accessible nineteenth-century account of the life, campaigns, and political career of Rome's most consequential statesman and general.\u003c\/strong\u003e Written for general readers and younger students, Abbott's narrative traces Caesar's rise from aristocratic youth through military command in Gaul, civil war against Pompey, dictatorship, and assassination in the Roman Senate. Clear in structure and vivid in detail, the work presents the drama of Roman politics alongside the personal qualities that made Caesar both admired and feared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbbott balances biographical storytelling with concise explanations of the Roman Republic's institutions, social tensions, and military organization, enabling readers to understand not only Caesar's actions but the conditions that shaped them. The portrait that emerges is neither uncritical nor sensational, but attentive to ambition, strategy, reform, and the fragility of republican government in an age of expansion and internal strain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis SMK Books edition reproduces the complete and unabridged text of Abbott's classic biography, offering a readable introduction to ancient Rome and one of its defining figures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jacob Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1515401375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515401377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e SMK Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.28d","brand":"Jacob Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48995878043903,"sku":"9781515401377","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-history-of-julius-caesar-jacob-abbott-9781515401377","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}