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Uncommon wrath : how Caesar and Cato's deadly rivalry destroyed the Roman Republic / Josiah Osgood.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Basic Books, 2022Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: v, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1541620119
  • 9781541620117
Other title:
  • How Caesar and Cato's deadly rivalry destroyed the Roman Republic
Subject(s):
Contents:
Coming of age in civil war -- Making names for themselves -- Political ambitions -- The conspiracy of Catiline -- Showdown in the forum -- Divorces and marriages -- The consulship of Julius and Caesar -- Cato's triumph -- Gaul -- Cato's medicine -- Civil war -- "Even a victor" -- Anticato -- Requiem for a Republic.
Summary: "The story of how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. As the champions of two dominant but distinct visions for Rome, Caesar and Cato each represented qualities that had made the Republic strong, but their ideological differences entrenched into enmity and mutual fear." -- Publisher marketing.
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A dual biography of Julius Caesar and Cato the Younger that offers a dire warning: republics collapse when partisanship overrides the common good.



In Uncommon Wrath , historian Josiah Osgood tells the story of how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. As the champions of two dominant but distinct visions for Rome, Caesar and Cato each represented qualities that had made the Republic strong, but their ideological differences entrenched into enmity and mutual fear. The intensity of their collective factions became a tribal divide, hampering their ability to make good decisions and undermining democratic government. The men's toxic polarity meant that despite their shared devotion to the Republic, they pushed it into civil war.



Deeply researched and compellingly told, Uncommon Wrath is a groundbreaking biography of two men whose hatred for each other destroyed the world they loved.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-327) and index.

Coming of age in civil war -- Making names for themselves -- Political ambitions -- The conspiracy of Catiline -- Showdown in the forum -- Divorces and marriages -- The consulship of Julius and Caesar -- Cato's triumph -- Gaul -- Cato's medicine -- Civil war -- "Even a victor" -- Anticato -- Requiem for a Republic.

"The story of how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. As the champions of two dominant but distinct visions for Rome, Caesar and Cato each represented qualities that had made the Republic strong, but their ideological differences entrenched into enmity and mutual fear." -- Publisher marketing.

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