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<p><i>List of Figures viii</i></p> <p><i>Notes on Contributors x</i></p> <p><i>Preface xvi</i></p> <p><i>Reference Works: Abbreviated Titles xviii</i></p> <p>1 Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part I Biography: Narrative 9</b></p> <p>2 From the Iulii to Caesar 11<br /><i>Ernst Badian</i></p> <p>3 Caesar as a Politician 23<br /><i>Erich S. Gruen</i></p> <p>4 The Proconsular Years: Politics at a Distance 37<br /><i>John T. Ramsey</i></p> <p>5 The Dictator 57<br /><i>Jane F. Gardner</i></p> <p>6 The Assassination 72<br /><i>Andrew Lintott</i></p> <p><b>Part II Biography: Themes 83</b></p> <p>7 General and Imperialist 85<br /><i>Nathan Rosenstein</i></p> <p>8 Caesar and Religion 100<br /><i>David Wardle</i></p> <p>9 Friends, Associates, and Wives 112<br /><i>Catherine Steel</i></p> <p>10 Caesar the Man 126<br /><i>Jeremy Paterson</i></p> <p>11 Caesar as an Intellectual 141<br /><i>Elaine Fantham</i></p> <p><b>Part III Caesar’s Extant Writings 157</b></p> <p>12 Bellum Gallicum 159<br /><i>Christina S. Kraus</i></p> <p>13 Bellum Civile 175<br /><i>Kurt Raaflaub</i></p> <p>14 The Continuators: Soldiering On 192<br /><i>Ronald Cluett</i></p> <p><b>Part IV Caesar’s Reputation at Rome 207</b></p> <p>15 Caesar’s Political and Military Legacy to the Roman Emperors 209<br /><i>Barbara Levick</i></p> <p>16 Augustan and Tiberian Literature 224<br /><i>Mark Toher</i></p> <p>17 Neronian Literature: Seneca and Lucan 239<br /><i>Matthew Leigh</i></p> <p>18 The First Biographers: Plutarch and Suetonius 252<br /><i>Christopher Pelling</i></p> <p>19 The Roman Historians after Livy 267<br /><i>Luke Pitcher</i></p> <p>20 The First Emperor: The View of Late Antiquity 277<br /><i>Timothy Barnes</i></p> <p>21 The Irritating Statues and Contradictory Portraits of Julius Caesar 288<br /><i>Paul Zanker</i></p> <p><b>Part V Caesar’s Place in History 315</b></p> <p>22 The Middle Ages 317<br /><i>Almut Suerbaum</i></p> <p>23 Empire, Eloquence, and Military Genius: Renaissance Italy 335<br /><i>Martin McLaughlin</i></p> <p>24 Some Renaissance Caesars 356<br /><i>Carol Clark</i></p> <p>25 Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and the Dramatic Tradition 371<br /><i>Julia Griffin</i></p> <p>26 The Enlightenment 399<br /><i>Thomas Biskup</i></p> <p>27 Caesar and the Two Napoleons 410<br /><i>Claude Nicolet</i></p> <p>28 Republicanism, Caesarism, and Political Change 418<br /><i>Nicholas Cole</i></p> <p>29 Caesar for Communists and Fascists 431<br /><i>Luciano Canfora</i></p> <p>30 A Twenty-First-Century Caesar 441<br /><i>Maria Wyke</i></p> <p><i>Bibliography 456</i></p> <p><i>Index 492</i></p>

<p>“Those seeking answers to [Caesar’s] place in the world as hero or villain will not find the answer in these pages. Instead, they will find this book adds illumination toward that decision, which must be made by the reader, not the writers. It is precisely this rational impartiality that makes <i>A Companion to Julius Caesar </i>an aid to study, and a good one at that … Enlightening.”  <i><b>UNRV History</b></i> (1 September 2015) </p>

<b>Miriam Griffin</b> is Emeritus Fellow of Classics at Oxford University. She is the author of numerous books and articles on Roman history and philosophy, including <i>Nero </i>(1987), <i>Seneca: A Philosopher in Politics</i> (1992), and <i>Philosophia togata I & II</i> (with Jonathan Barnes, 1991 & 1997). She was until recently editor of the <i>Classical Quarterly</i>.

In both the ancient and modern world, few historical figures are more recognizable – or more controversial – than Julius Caesar. After ancient Rome was plunged into civil war, Caesar emerged to become the undisputed master of the Roman world. Indeed, his subsequent assassination in 44 BC marked one of the great turning points in world history as Rome made its epochal transition from republic to empire.<br /> <p><i>A Companion to Julius Caesar</i> examines the great man – and great polarizing figure – from a variety of illuminating perspectives: military genius, ruthless tyrant, brilliant politician, first class orator, sophisticated man of letters, and more. Essays by leading scholars in classics, ancient history and art, modern history, and European literature approach Caesar from many viewpoints, including that of his contemporaries, and explore how Caesar has been portrayed by artists, writers, and poets from antiquity to the present day. Lively, engaging, and comprehensive in scope, this <i>Companion</i> is one of the richest and most vivid portraits of Julius Caesar available today – a triumphant addition to classical scholarship.</p>

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