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A review by stephenmeansme
Caesar: Life of a Colossus by Adrian Goldsworthy
4.0
Really good history for a "general" audience. Goldsworthy is careful to state what isn't fully known, and comments quite a bit on the reliability of various sources. It can get a bit dry at times, especially in the middle when he's basically paraphrasing Caesar's own Commentaries on the campaigns in Gaul, but overall it's interesting and informative.
Since I first heard about this book on Dan Carlin's Hardcore History series about the fall of the Roman Republic, I recommend listening to that first: less scholarly, but more exciting, so the more scholarly elements in Goldsworthy's treatment will stand out.
Since I first heard about this book on Dan Carlin's Hardcore History series about the fall of the Roman Republic, I recommend listening to that first: less scholarly, but more exciting, so the more scholarly elements in Goldsworthy's treatment will stand out.