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SHAKESPEARE’S JULIUS CAESAR
Appignanesi, Richard. Julius Caesar. c2008. Retells, in comic book format, Shakespeare's play about
political intrigue, personal betrayal, and the aftermath of a brutal assassination.
YA GRAPHIC JULIUS
Beard, Mary. SPQR: a history of ancient Rome. c2015. A prominent classicist explores ancient Rome
and how its citizens adapted the notion of imperial rule, invented the concepts of citizenship and nation,
and made laws about those traditionally overlooked in history, including women, slaves, and criminals.
937 B38S
Galford, Ellen. Julius Caesar: the boy who conquered an empire. c2007. Examines the life of Julius
Caesar, including his childhood, education, and rise to power, and discusses the world of ancient Rome.
923.1 C116GA
Iggulden, Conn. The gates of Rome. c2003. In the city of Rome, Gaius and Marcus grow up as friends
and students of a powerful gladiator, and as the empire plunges toward civil war, they are thrust into the
middle of a bitter conflict that will test their friendship. Greater Phoenix Digital Library eBook and eAudio
Livingston, Michael. The shards of heaven. c2015. As civil war rages from Rome to Alexandria following
the death of Julius Caesar, a secret conflict may shape the course of history. FIC LIVINGSTON, M.
Medina, Nico. Who was Julius Caesar? c2014. Julius Caesar was a force to be reckoned with as a
savvy politician, an impressive orator, and a brave soldier. Born in Rome in 100 BC, he quickly climbed
the ladder of Roman politics, making allies and enemies along the way. Greater Phoenix Digital Library
ebook
Schiff, Stacy. Cleopatra: a life. c2010. The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most
intriguing woman in the history of the world: Cleopatra, the last queen of Egypt. Though her life spanned
fewer than 40 years, it shaped the contours of the ancient world. 923.1 C594SC
Shakespeare, William. The tragedy of Julius Caesar: with new and updated critical essays. c1998.
Julius Caesar has become the most powerful man in Rome. Does his power now threaten the very
existence of the Republic itself? 822.33 T1 SH15R
Strauss, Barry M. The death of Caesar: the story of history’s most famous assassination. c2015.
Thanks to William Shakespeare, the death of Julius Caesar is the most famous assassination in history.
But what actually happened on March 15, 44 B.C. is even more gripping than the play. The assassination
was a carefully planned paramilitary operation, put together by disaffected officers and designed with
precision. 937.05 ST82D.
William Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The story covers the highlights of Caesar's life including his exile
during the rule of the cruel dictator Sulla, his patronage under the capable General Pompey, his brutal but
victorious campaigns against Vercingetorix and the Gauls, and his love affair with the beautiful and
scheming Egytian queen Cleopatra. Hoopla Digital video
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