THE DEATH OF CAESAR

The dramatic story of one of history?s most famous events - the death of Julius Caesar - now placed in full context of Rome?s civil wars by eminent historian Barry Strauss.

Thanks to William Shakespeare, the death of Caesar is the most famous assassination in history. But what actually happened on March 15, 44 BC is even more gripping than Shakespeare's play.

In this thrilling new book, Strauss tells the real story. While Shakespeare shows Caesar?s assassination to be a slapdash and amateur affair, the real killing was a carefully planned paramilitary operation. It was a generals? plot, put together by Caesar?s disaffected officers and designed with precision.

An original, fresh perspective on an event that?s been so widely memorialized, the book sheds new light on a fascinating, pivotal moment in world history.

Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics at Cornell University, is a leading expert on ancient military history. He has written or edited several books, including The Battle of Salamis, The Trojan War, and The Spartacus War. Visit BarryStrauss.com.