The education of Julius Caesar : a biography, a reconstruction

In this meticulously researched and absorbing biography, Arthur Kahn brings Caesar alive and explores the spirit of his age with intensity, illuminating the politics, the technological and scientific developments, military struggles, and the artistic and philosophical ferment. Aurelia -- Gaius -- The Praetor's Son -- The Grand Design -- The Italian Revolt -- Murdered Clansmen And Jupiter's Priest -- The Consul's Son-in-law -- Peripeteia -- The Oak Wreath -- The Outsider -- Debut In The Forum -- The Pontifex -- Warlords -- The Old Man's Successor -- Alexander -- Pompeius' Associate -- The Oligarchy Divided -- Marius Again -- Prelude To Battle -- Leader Of The Resistance -- Counterattack -- Catilina's Torment -- The Conspiracy Of Cicero And Catilina -- The Promise Of Everlasting Peace -- Caesar Gives Warning -- Pompeius Miscalculates -- Deprived Of A Triumph -- Pompeius' Consul -- Father-in-law To The Great Man -- Consolidating Defenses -- Mastering The Arts Of War -- Apprenticeship In Imperialism -- Consolidation In Gaul And At Rome -- Shatter The Confining Bars Of Nature's Gates ... -- Mighty In Honor And Fame -- New Victories, New Glory -- Collapse Of The Triumvirate -- At Bay -- An Outsider Once Again -- Reconciliation In Gaul, Isolation At Rome -- Civil War? -- The Die Is Cast -- More Than Dignity -- Master Of Italy? -- Master Of The West -- The Consul And The Rebel -- The Toppling Of Pompeius -- Egypt -- Master Of The East? -- Submission And Mutiny -- Master Of Africa -- The Old Order Thrust Out By The New -- Everlasting Conflict ... -- Subversive -- The Ides Of March. Arthur D. Kahn. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 482-497.