![]() Which to explore concerns about conquest and imperialism, revolution,ĭictatorship, liberty, tyranny and political assassination. Whether as founder orĭestroyer, Julius Caesar’s life has become a point of reference from It has possessed extraordinary and lasting appealīecause his image has not been fixed. On monumental dimensions, and matured into a foundational andįormative story. Caught on the threshold of epochal change, Julius Caesar Transformation in the history of Western civilization from republic Turning the Roman dictator into an embodiment of a profound The dictator Sulla, the military conqueror Pompey, or the emperorĪugustus? Caesar’s exceptional talents, his actions, and his murder,Īs they figure in many ancient narratives, all assist in the process of Why is Julius Caesar the most famous of all Romans? Why not Julius Caesar’s face had emergedĮlegantly from the warm waters of the Mediterranean into contemporary Then shot by the fashion photographer Fabrizio Ferri to accompany Found on Pantelleria, a holiday hideawayįor pop stars and Hollywood celebrities, the marble head was Perhaps even a suggestion of foresight into his impending demiseĪnd that of his whole epoch. The brows, the sad expression, the distant gaze) revealed bothĬaesar’s authority and the strains under which it placed him, with Italian archaeologists also claimed its physiognomy (the lines around Which have been most closely associated with the statesman’s name. Presented as more refined and pristine than the few other busts Quickly identified as another posthumous Roman portrait, it was On a small island in the southern Mediterranean. Preserved white marble head displaying his likeness was discovered Julius Caesar hit the headlines in late summer 2003 when a perfectly ![]() “Maria Wyke’s highly enjoyable new book … is not so much about Caesar the man as all the many versions of him in poetry, literature, opera and drama, sometimes of politics, and more recently of cinema, television and even advertising.… A lively and thought-provoking read which skips lightly across the centuries.”-Adrian Goldsworthy, SpectatorĪn excerpt from Caesar A Life in Western Culture Maria Wyke
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