Bøger af Christian Meier

As politician and diplomat, writer and lover, but above all as a military genius, Julius Caesar is one of the perennially fascinating figures in history -- Boswell called him "the greatest man of any age." Christian Meier's authoritative and accessible biography is the definitive modern account of Caesar's life and career, setting Caesar's life story against the rich political and social background of the Late Roman Republic.

This book will be the culmination of Christian Meier's lifelong research on Greek culture. Beginning with a section on medieval and modern Europe's enormous inheritance of Greek institutions and ideas, the book will move on to chronicle the rise of Greek civilization from the Bronze Age to the Greco-Persian wars. Throughout, the author will provide fresh insight into the "Greek miracle," as he reconstructs the well-known features of Greek culture--from epic and lyric poetry to warfare, athletics, philosophy, religion, and democracy.

James Boswell called him 'the greatest man of any age'. Christian Meier's biography is the definitive modern account of Caesar's life and career, and places him within the wider context of the crisis of the Roman republic. It is a compelling work of historical scholarship.