{"product_id":"9781684428953","title":"Caesar Versus Pompey","description":"Author: Stephen Dando-Collins\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781684428953\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Turner\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho was Rome's greatest general, statesman, and nation-builder: Caesar or Pompey?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew people have had as many words written about them down through the centuries as Julius Caesar - the brilliant general who made Queen Cleopatra of Egypt his mistress. He has captured the imagination of playwrights, historians, soldiers, and emperors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle has been written about his ally, son-in-law, and eventual enemy Pompey the Great, who crashed onto the Roman scene as a victorious twenty-three-year-old general and who, at the height of his career, was arguably more famous, more popular, and more successful than Caesar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaesar Versus Pompey\u003c\/i\u003e tells the parallel life stories of Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, as their lives and loves became intertwined and interdependent, as they grew from rivals to partners, then from joint rulers to warring foes. One strove to preserve the Roman Republic, the other destroyed it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46839797416094,"sku":"ADS-9781684428953","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781684428953.jpg?v=1778826909","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781684428953","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}