By Hannah Cornwell Abstract: In this article, Cornwell examines the place of imperialism in the Roman mindset. She shows that the extension of Roman influence abroad was conceived of by some as a profoundly ethical…
by Bijan Omrani. Abstract: The essay argues that Caesar was particularly adept in finding pretexts to justify his wars of European conquest, shown through his military action in the Gallic Wars. Published in Antigone.…
By Ayelet Peer In his Commentarii de Bello Civili Julius Caesar sought to re-invent his image and appear before his present and future readers in a way which he could control and at times manipulate. Offering a new…
By Ayelet Peer Abstract: Thucydides was perhaps the most influential historian in antiquity; his work inspired countless subsequent authors. In the past decade, interest in the connection between Julius Caesar’s…
By Ida Östenberg Abstract: The significance of veni vidi vici was discussed in its context. Article in The Classical Quarterly New Series, Vol. 63, No. 2, p813-827. Cambridge University Press on behalf of The…
By Plutarch, translated by Pamela Mensch, edited by James Romm, introduction by Mary Beard Abstract: Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars…