mercenaries : the first campaigns, 58 BC -- 11. 'The bravest of the Gaulish peoples' : the Belgae, 57 BC -- 12. Politics and war : the converence of Luca -- 13. 'Over the waters' : the British and German expeditions, 55-54 BC -- 14. Rebellion, disaster and vengeance -- 15. The man and the hour : Vercingetorix and the great revolt, 52 BC -- 16. 'All Gaul is conquered' -- III. Civil war and dictatorship, 49-44 BC -- 17. The road to the Rubicon -- 18. Blitzkrieg : Italy and Spain, winter-autumn, 49 BC -- 19. Macedonia, November 49-August 48 BC -- 20. Cleopatra, Egypt and the East, autumn 48-Summer 47 BC -- 21. Africa, September 47-June 46 BC -- 22. Dictator, 46-44 BC -- 23. The Ides of March.

"Caius Julius Caesar remains the most famous Roman ever to have lived. Charismatic leader of men, serial seducer of women, he was also both a brilliant politician and a military genius capable of some of the most spectacular victories in history. One of the single most important men of his era, his rise to power continues to provoke as strong reactions amongst historians as it did amongst his contemporaries." "In this new biography, Adrian Goldsworthy places Caesar within the broad canvas of the Mediterranean world in which he lived, describing the rich but turbulent society that produced the man. Written exclusively from contemporary sources, it is the first work for more than a generation to bring together all aspects of Caesar's character - the politician, the general and the man - into a single, definitive volume."--BOOK JACKET.