Caesar and the Crisis of the Roman Aristocracy: A Civil War Reader
One of the Greatest Military and Political Geniuses in western history, Julius Caesar stirs almost as much controversy today as he did in his own time. Neutrality toward Caesar may well be impossible--and according to James S. Ruebel, it is undesirable. In Caesar and the Crisis of the Roman Aristocracy, Ruebel introduces students of Latin to Caesar and the civil war that Pompey led against him from 49 to 48 B.C. By presenting the Roman leader in his own words and those of his contemporaries,...
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List of MapsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroduction3Political Power in the Roman Republic3Caesar and Roman Aristocratic Values7Caesar and Roman Internal Politics, 63-50201Prelude to Civil War35M. Caelius Rufus to Cicero, about 8 August 50 (Fam. 8.14.2-4)35Aulus Hirtius' Account of the End of the Gallic Campaign (BG 8.50-55)362Events at Rome and Caesar's Response44Caesar, De bello civili 1.1-544Cicero to Tiro, 12 January 49 (Fam. 16.11)50Caesar, De bello civili 1.6-1051Selections From Two Letters by Cicero60Cicero to Tiro, 27 January 49 (Fam. 16.12.3-4)60Cicero to Atticus, 2 February 49 (Att. 7.17.2)61Caesar, De bello civili 1.11-1562Letters from Cicero to Atticus67Cicero to Atticus, about 21 January 49 (Att. 7.11.1, 3-4)67Cicero to Atticus, 22 January 49 (Att. 7.12.1-3)683The Siege at Corfinium70Caesar, De bello civili 1.16-1770Letters from Pompey72Pompey to Gaius Marcellus and Ludus Lentulus, mid-February 49 (Cic. Att. 8.12A)72Pompey to Lucius Domitius, 11 February 49 (Cic. Att. 8.12B)74Pompey to Lucius Domitius, 17 February 49 (Cic. Att. 8.12D)75Caesar, De bello civili 1.18-2376Letters from Julius Caesar82Caesar to Oppius and Cornelius, early March 49 (Att. 9.7C.1)83Caesar to Cicero, a little before 26 March 49 (Att. 9.16.2-3)834Departure of Pompey from Italy85Caesar, De bello civili 1.24-2685Atticus and Cicero on Caesar's Prospects89Cicero to Atticus, 1 March 49 (Att. 8.13)89Atticus to Cicero, 5 March 49 (Att. 9.10.9)90Caesar, De bello civili 1.2790Matius and Trebatius to Cicero, about 20 March 49 (Cic. Att. 9.15A)91Caesar, De bello civili 1.28-32.191Cicero to Atticus, 28 March 49 (Att. 9.18.1, 3)95Caesar, De bello civili 1.32.2-3396Cicero to Atticus, 14 April 49 (Att. 10.4.8)99Caesar to Cicero, 16 April 49 (Cic. Att. 10.8B)1005Caesar in Spain103Caesar, De bello civili 1.34-35, 37-38, 67-72, 84-87103Cassius Dio on a Mutiny of the Troops (Dio 41.26, 35)1196Caesar's Pursuit of Pompey to Greece121Caesar, De bello civili 3.10-191217The Great Confrontation: Caesar and Pompey at Pharsalus134Caesar, De bello civili 3.41-46, 48, 71-72134Cassius Dio's Comparison of Caesar and Pompey (Dio 41.53-54)144Caesar, De bello civili 3.73, 82-83145Cicero on Pompey's Camp in Greece151Cicero to Atticus, 27 November 48 (Att. 11.6.2,6)151Cicero to Marius, mid-46 (Fam. 7.3.2-3)152Caesar, De bello civili 3.85-87, 89, 92, 961538The Death of Pompey162Caesar, De bello civili 3.102-4, 106162Cicero, De officiis 2.27, 29168App. 1. Chronological Gazette of Relevant Events, 52-48 B.C.169App. 2. A Note on Roman Names175App. 3. The Roman Union177App. 4. Roman Dates179Suggestions for Further Reading181Index Nominum185
\ BooknewsIntended as coursework for advanced undergraduate or graduate Latin students, the annotated readings present a view of Julius Caesar as politician, statesman, and propagandist through his own words, interspersed with the views of his contemporaries. The selections from Caesar's De Bello Civili appear in Latin; most of the letters, anecdotes, and other documents are given in English. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
