Caesar

In 54 BC, Caesar is deep in the Gallic war and has just invaded Britain. The first half covers the end of the conquest: the return from Britain, a close call at Gergovia and the siege of Alesia, where he rings the citadel, beats off the relief army and takes Vercingetorix's surrender. Gallic resistance ends at Uxellodunum. The second half is politics. Julia and Crassus die, the pact with Pompey falls apart, and the boni refuse to deal on a second consulship for Caesar. He crosses the Rubicon, and civil war begins. After Dyrrachium, Caesar beats Pompey at Pharsalus. In the end, Pompey flees to Egypt and is murdered there, and the boni leaders scatter.

1. Behind the scenesLet the dice fly

   The first US edition came out as Caesar: Let the Dice Fly, after the Greek line Caesar is said to have quoted as he crossed the Rubicon.

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2. Behind the scenesFor armchair generals

   Kirkus found it too dense for the average reader but a treat for the armchair general who loves military strategy.

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3. ReferenceCaesar's grief

   Publishers Weekly praised the book's private side, like Caesar's grief over the death of Julia, the daughter who married Pompey in the previous book.

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