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A Friend of Cæsar: A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C.

by William Stearns Davis

Level C1 · AdvancedHistorical28 chapters
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About this book

In the heated summer of 50 B.C., near the Roman resort of Præneste, lives intertwine against the backdrop of a Republic on the brink of collapse, revealing the daily struggles and complex loyalties that shape an empire’s fate.

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Contents

28 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02Preface
03Præneste
04THE UPPER WALKS OF SOCIETY
05THE PRIVILEGE OF A VESTAL
06LUCIUS AHENOBARBUS AIRS HIS GRIEVANCE
07A VERY OLD PROBLEM
08POMPEIUS MAGNUS
09AGIAS'S ADVENTURE
10"WHEN GREEK MEETS GREEK"
11HOW GABINIUS MET WITH A REBUFF
12MAMERCUS GUARDS THE DOOR

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