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History of Julius Cæsar, Vol. 1 of 2 — Emperor of the French Napoleon III

History of Julius Cæsar, Vol. 1 of 2

Emperor of the French Napoleon III

  • History
  • Book language: English
  • 332 pages

A historical study of Julius Caesar by Napoleon III, first of two volumes, tracing Caesar’s life and the Roman world that shaped him. Written from an emperor’s nineteenth-century vantage, it weighs ancient sources and political ambition. Worth listening for its distinctive royal perspective on Roman politics and Caesar’s legacy.

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HISTORY OF JULIUS CÆSAR.

Vol. I.

The Publishers hereby announce that all rights of translation and reproduction abroad are reserved.

This volume was entered at the office of the Minister of the Interior

(déposé au Ministère de l’Intérieur) in March, 1865.

The only Editions and Translations sanctioned by the Author are the following:

French.—Henri Plon, Printer and Publisher of the “History of Julius

Cæsar,” 8 Rue Garancière, Paris.

English.—Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, Publishers, La Belle Sauvage Yard,

Ludgate Hill, London, E.C.

American.—Harper and Brothers, Franklin Square, New York.

(Authorized by the English Publishers.)

German.—Charles Gerold, Fils, Printers and Publishers, Vienna.

Italian.—Lemonnier, Printer and Publisher, Florence.

Portuguese.—V. Aillaud, Guillard, and Co., Paris, Publishers, and Agents for Portugal and Brazil.

Russian.—B. M. Wolff, Bookseller and Publisher, St. Petersburg.

Danish, Norwegian, Swedish.—Carl B. Lorck, Consul General for

Denmark, Bookseller and Publisher, Leipsic.

Hungarian.—Maurice Rath, Bookseller and Publisher, Pesth.

Caivs Jvlivs Cæsar New York: Harper & Brothers.
HISTORY
OF
J U L I U S   C Æ S A R.
colophon
VOL. I.
NEW YORK:
HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS,
FRANKLIN SQUARE.
1866.
CONTENTS.
BOOK I.
ROMAN HISTORY BEFORE CÆSAR
CHAPTER I.
ROME UNDER THE KINGS.
PAGE
I. The Kings Found the Roman Institutions
1
II. Social Organisation
3
III. Political Organisation
6
IV. Religion
15

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Contents

  1. HISTORY OF J U L I U S C Æ S A R.
  2. JULIUS CÆSAR.

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