Uncommon Wrath: How Caesar and Cato's Deadly Rivalry Destroyed the Roman Republic
Autor Josiah Osgooden Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 noi 2022
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780192859563
ISBN-10: 0192859560
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 161 x 242 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0192859560
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 161 x 242 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.56 kg
Editura: OUP OXFORD
Colecția OUP Oxford
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Recenzii
Josiah Osgood makes a valiant attempt not to choose sides between Caesar and Cato.
An accessible, vivid and engaging account of Rome's seemingly inevitable descent into civil war... As well as being an entertaining read, Uncommon Wrath is a timely and thought-provoking one.
The story that Osgood tells so clearly, learnedly, and engagingly does indeed illuminate the lasting costs of polarised conflict.
vividly told history ... [a] wide-ranging book
A highly readable book about ancient republican Rome... It is also a timely story - a kind of case study of political meltdown that is relevant given the heat in politics today, particularly in the US.
This well-written book, underpinned by profound erudition, deserves the widest readership
Osgood writes with great clarity... It takes skill to bring the reader as close to the complex events of the Late Republic as this... It is a sign of a good book when the ending comes as a pulse-quickening surprise - even to those who already know what is coming.
lively and insightful
...fast-paced, well-written and authoritative narrative
An incisive and accessible dual biography of Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger focused on their shared responsibility for the Roman Republic's downfall... Along the way, Osgood issues incisive warnings about the dangers of polarization that resonate with today's political landscape and vividly describes the era's religious rituals, military battles, and Senate debates... He builds a persuasive and entertaining case. Roman history buffs will be intrigued.
The respective sagas of Cato and Caesar, always timely, seem even more so in today's America. Osgood's interwoven retelling of their raucous and violent careers, and their impact on a tottering republic, makes for compelling reading.
A brilliant dual biography of Caesar and Cato: two titanic personalities whose fame illumined the death throes of the Roman Republic, and continues to blaze to this day.
Lively, literate, and readable, Uncommon Wrath is all that you could want in a book on one of the most destructive feuds in history. As Osgood recounts, Cato and Caesar's refusal to compromise did much to destabilize the Roman Republic. Informed by scholarship and executed with grace.
A gripping account of the rivalry between Julius Caesar and Cato, two men at the heart of the political dysfunction that brought down Rome's Republic. This is the rare book that warns us about the dangers of the modern political moment while offering a nuanced and insightful analysis of the character of some of Rome's most famous leaders.
Uncommon Wrath is a riveting re-telling of the violent end of the Roman Republic. By restoring Cato to the center of the story, Osgood reminds us that this symbol of old-fashioned virtue was not just a myth, but a leader nearly as crafty as his hated rival. Here is a vivid and human-scale account, whose focus on partisanship and political rivalry makes for a resonant and all-too-timely reflection.
An accessible, vivid and engaging account of Rome's seemingly inevitable descent into civil war... As well as being an entertaining read, Uncommon Wrath is a timely and thought-provoking one.
The story that Osgood tells so clearly, learnedly, and engagingly does indeed illuminate the lasting costs of polarised conflict.
vividly told history ... [a] wide-ranging book
A highly readable book about ancient republican Rome... It is also a timely story - a kind of case study of political meltdown that is relevant given the heat in politics today, particularly in the US.
This well-written book, underpinned by profound erudition, deserves the widest readership
Osgood writes with great clarity... It takes skill to bring the reader as close to the complex events of the Late Republic as this... It is a sign of a good book when the ending comes as a pulse-quickening surprise - even to those who already know what is coming.
lively and insightful
...fast-paced, well-written and authoritative narrative
An incisive and accessible dual biography of Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger focused on their shared responsibility for the Roman Republic's downfall... Along the way, Osgood issues incisive warnings about the dangers of polarization that resonate with today's political landscape and vividly describes the era's religious rituals, military battles, and Senate debates... He builds a persuasive and entertaining case. Roman history buffs will be intrigued.
The respective sagas of Cato and Caesar, always timely, seem even more so in today's America. Osgood's interwoven retelling of their raucous and violent careers, and their impact on a tottering republic, makes for compelling reading.
A brilliant dual biography of Caesar and Cato: two titanic personalities whose fame illumined the death throes of the Roman Republic, and continues to blaze to this day.
Lively, literate, and readable, Uncommon Wrath is all that you could want in a book on one of the most destructive feuds in history. As Osgood recounts, Cato and Caesar's refusal to compromise did much to destabilize the Roman Republic. Informed by scholarship and executed with grace.
A gripping account of the rivalry between Julius Caesar and Cato, two men at the heart of the political dysfunction that brought down Rome's Republic. This is the rare book that warns us about the dangers of the modern political moment while offering a nuanced and insightful analysis of the character of some of Rome's most famous leaders.
Uncommon Wrath is a riveting re-telling of the violent end of the Roman Republic. By restoring Cato to the center of the story, Osgood reminds us that this symbol of old-fashioned virtue was not just a myth, but a leader nearly as crafty as his hated rival. Here is a vivid and human-scale account, whose focus on partisanship and political rivalry makes for a resonant and all-too-timely reflection.
Notă biografică
Josiah Osgood is Professor of Classics at Georgetown University, and holds a PhD from Yale University. A winner of the Rome Prize, he is the author of five books on Roman history and the translator and editor of How to Be A Bad Emperor, a 2020 edition of Suetonius's Lives of the Caesars.