This book will satisfy your curiosity and hopefully inspire you to go out and learn even more. With handy comparisons to the modern world, the life of rome and the ancient world will become more tangible and easier to imagine than ever before. It's time caesar walked off the dusty shelves, out of the history books, and into our minds as the living, breathing, brilliant, sneaky, brave, and intriguing man that he was. Take a trip like no other through the streets of ancient rome, from the butcher shop to the throne, with the famous ruler himself as your guide.
You'll discover:The early life of cleopatraHer exile and journey to reclaim her throneThe egyptian queen's wealth and the golden city of alexandriaHer legendary encounter with julius caesar and the beginning of their allianceHow the romans pictured the young queenHer challenges in governing the land of egypt and how she overcame a drought
A little over 2000 years ago a man named julius caesar changed the world. Even if you had never heard of him his lasting legacy has no doubt had an impact on your life. No doubt, even the very calendar that you use is based upon the system he created, with the month of july bearing his name. So who was this man that singlehandedly changed the course of history?
