The Death of Caesar: The Story of History's Most Famous Assassination

The exciting, dramatic story of one of historys most famous events—the death of Julius Caesar—now placed in full context of Romes civil wars by eminent historian Barry Strauss. Thanks to William Shakespeare, the death of Julius Caesar is the most famous assassination in history. But what actually happened on March 15, 44 BC is even more gripping than Shakespeares play. In this thrilling new book, Barry Strauss tells the real story. Shakespeare shows Caesars assassination to be an amateur and idealistic affair. The real killing, however, was a carefully planned paramilitary operation, a generals plot, put together by Caesars disaffected officers and designed with precision. There were even gladiators on hand to protect the assassins from vengeance by Caesars friends.