Caesar's Civil War : Historical Reality and Fabrication.
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- 9789004356153
- 878.0109
- PA6246 .W478 2018
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of Maps -- List of Block Quotations -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2. The Civil War of 49-48BCE -- Chapter 3. Italia -- Introduction -- 1. Crossing the Rubicon -- 2. Opening the Sanctius Aerarium -- 3. The Sources of Soldiers -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4. Hispania -- 1. Laudes Hispaniae -- 2. C. Caesar and Hispania -- 3. Cn. Pompeius and Hispania -- 4. The Significance of Clientelae -- Chapter 5. Gallia -- 1. Omnis Gallia Germaniaque -- 2. Massilia an Ally -- 3. Massilia a Provincial Capital? -- 4. Geopolitical Considerations -- 5. Chagrin at Massilia -- 6. Massilia and Phocaea, or the Theme of Libertas -- Chapter 6. Africa -- Introduction -- 1. The Sources of Caesar's Narrative -- 2. Legitimacy of Command -- 3. Roman Armies in North Africa -- 4. The Grain of Africa -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7. Macedonia -- 1. Caesar Fleeing Forwards -- 2. Pompeius' Preparations for 48BCE -- 3. Life in the Military -- 4. Other Than Soldiers -- 5. Supply-Lines -- 6. The Provincial Burden -- Chapter 8. Asia -- 1. From Pharsalus to Alexandria -- 2. Ephesus Capital of Asia -- 3. The Ceremony and Rhetoric of Arrival -- 4. Caesar and the Sanctuary of Artemis of Ephesus -- Chapter 9. Aegyptus -- 1. Of Civil Wars Roman and Egyptian -- 2. The Wealth of Egypt -- 3. Banking and Imperialism -- Conclusion -- Weights, Measures, and Currencies -- Maps. Theatres of War in 49-48BCE -- Bibliography -- Texts, Commentaries, and Translations -- Monographs and Articles -- Index of Ancient Authors and Non-Literary Sources -- Epigraphic, Numismatic, and Papyrological Sources -- Literary Sources -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Persons -- Index of Places -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Greek and Latin Words and Expressions.
In Caesar's Civil War: Historical Reality and Fabrication Westall offers an innovative approach to Caesar's Bellum Civile that combines literary analysis of the Latin text with a concern for the socio-economic history of the Roman empire.
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