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A provocative history of intrigue and class struggle in Ancient Rome--an important alternative to the usual views of Caesar and the Roman Empire--Publishers Weekly. Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility--the 1 percent of the population who controlled 99 percent of the empire's wealth. In The Assassination of Julius Caesar, Michael Parenti recounts this period, spanning the years 100 to 33 BC, from the perspective of the Roman people. In doing so, he presents a provocative, trenchantly researched narrative of popular resistance against a powerful elite. As Parenti carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, he adds essential context to the crime with fascinating details about Roman society as a whole. In this book, we find reflections on the democratic struggle waged by Roman commoners, religious augury as an instrument of social control, the patriarchal oppression of women, and the political use of homophobic attacks. The Assassination of Julius Caesar offers a whole new perspective on an era thought to be well-known.

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Michael Parenti is the acclaimed author of more than twenty books, including, Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader, The Assassination of Julius Caesar, and The Culture Struggle. The New York Times Book Review, the Washington Post, the New York Review of Books, Harper's, the Nation, and Antioch Review, are among the countless publications that have praised Parenti's work. David Stifel trained at the Yale School of Drama and has worked for such noted film directors as Steven Spielberg and Danny Boyle.

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