The Years of 51 BC/E to 10 January 49 BC/E were some of the most critical of the Roman Republic. Caesar is due to return from Gaul, Cato eagerly await this homecoming so they can haul him off to court for innumerable illegalities. Despite this Caesar has some cards to play to avoid that bleak future. will that be enough to safeguard his achievements, his person, his dignitas (the esteem he holds in eyes of his fellow Romans)? The answer will be the difference between a political war and a military war.

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Opening Reading - Appian, The Civil Wars Book II.31 

Sources

Primary Sources

The Civil Wars - Appian (Penguins)

The Gallic Wars - Julius Caesar

 The Jugurthine Wars | The Catiline Conspiracy - Sallust (Penguin)

The Fall of the Roman Republic (Books 36-40) - Cassius Dio (Oxford Classics)

Lives of the Caesars (Julius Caesar) - Suetonius 

Lives of Cicero | Julius Caesar | Cato the Younger - Plutarch

Secondary Sources

Uncommon Wrath - Josiah Osgood

Before Augustus - Natale Barca 

Pompey the Great – Robin Seager

Caesar - Mattias Gelzer

Cato the Younger - Fred Drogula 

Lawless Republic - Josiah Osgood

In the Name of Rome – Adrian Goldsworthy

Fiction

Caesar's Women - Colleen McCullough 

Caesar - Colleen McCullough 

Cicero Trilogy (Imperium, Lustrum, Dictator) - Robert Harris

TV Series

Rome – 2005-6 (HBO)

iHeart Podcasts: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-your-attention-please-326046416/

OmnyStudio: https://omny.fm/shows/your-attention-please

Email: yourattentionplease@alive905.com.au

The Years of 51 BC/E to 10 January 49 BC/E were some of the most critical of the Roman Republic. Caesar is due to return from Gaul, Cato eagerly await this homecoming so they can haul him off to court for innumerable illegalities. Despite this Caesar has some cards to play to avoid that bleak future. will that be enough to safeguard his achievements, his person, his&nbsp;dignitas (the esteem he holds in eyes of his fellow Romans)? The answer will be the difference between a political war and a military war.
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Opening Reading - Appian, The Civil Wars Book II.31&nbsp;
Sources
Primary Sources
The Civil Wars - Appian (Penguins)
The Gallic Wars - Julius Caesar
&nbsp;The Jugurthine Wars | The Catiline Conspiracy - Sallust (Penguin)
The Fall of the Roman Republic (Books 36-40) - Cassius Dio (Oxford Classics)
Lives of the Caesars (Julius Caesar) - Suetonius&nbsp;
Lives of Cicero | Julius Caesar | Cato the Younger - Plutarch
Secondary Sources
Uncommon Wrath - Josiah Osgood
Before Augustus - Natale Barca&nbsp;
Pompey the Great &ndash; Robin Seager
Caesar - Mattias Gelzer
Cato the Younger - Fred Drogula&nbsp;
Lawless Republic - Josiah Osgood
In the Name of Rome &ndash; Adrian Goldsworthy
Fiction
Caesar's Women - Colleen McCullough&nbsp;
Caesar - Colleen McCullough&nbsp;
Cicero Trilogy (Imperium, Lustrum, Dictator) - Robert Harris
TV Series
Rome &ndash; 2005-6 (HBO)
iHeart Podcasts: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1300-your-attention-please-326046416/
OmnyStudio: https://omny.fm/shows/your-attention-please
Email: yourattentionplease@alive905.com.au

Your Attention Please presents his passion for the arts, history and community through the lens of narrative creation, with a few related songs thrown into the mix.

Adriel, alias AVX is a recovering former corporate analyst whose storytelling compulsion has led him on a lasting filmmaking and writing odyssey both here and abroad.

Your Attention Please presents his passion for the arts, history and community through the lens of narrative creation, with a few related songs thrown into the mix.
Adriel, alias AVX is a recovering former corporate analyst whose storytelling compulsion has led him on a lasting filmmaking and writing odyssey both here and abroad.

Your Attention Please

Your Attention Please is a talk show that investigates the phenomena and proliferation of narratives and the art of storytelling across the ages. Join your host AVX, arecovering corporate warrior who has embarked on a new life in the arts on this journey!

So, if you fancy a deep dive into the cinematics arts or want to peruse the virtual shelf of global literature, debate history and how it is told or listen to the stories of community members – we will go there and beyond!

Your Attention Please is a talk show that investigates the phenomena and proliferation of narratives and the art of storytelling across the ages. Join your host AVX, a recovering corporate warrior who has embarked on a new life in the arts on this journey!
So, if you fancy a deep dive into the cinematics arts or want to peruse the virtual shelf of global literature, debate history and how it is told or listen to the stories of community members &ndash; we will go there and beyond!