|
Product Description
Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility. In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Michael Parenti presents us with a story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. As he carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, Parenti sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about wider Roman society. In these pages we find reflections on the democratic struggle waged by Roman commoners, religious augury as an instrument of social control, the patriarchal oppression of women, and the political use of homophobic attacks. The Assassination of Julius Caesar offers a whole new perspective on an era we thought we knew well.
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
- Annals (Penguin Classics)
- Against Empire
- Face of Imperialism: Responsibility-Taking in the Political World
- To Kill a Nation: The Attack on Yugoslavia
- History as Mystery
- Blackshirts and Reds: Rational Fascism and the Overthrow of Communism
- A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience (Pivotal Moments in American History)
- State and Revolution
- Imperialism the Highest Stage of Capitalism
- The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History, Volume I: To 1550
*If this is not the "The Assassination Of Julius Caesar: A People's History Of Ancient Rome (New Press People's History)" product you were looking for, you can check the other results by clicking this link. Details were last updated on Oct 31, 2024 06:42 +08.