Caesar is Dead by the late Australian expat UK-resident author Jack Lindsay, a prolific author and activist with an early specialty in the Greek and Roman classics, is his vintage historical political drama novel, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press.
This was originally published in 1934 by The Edinburgh Press.
The story takes place in ancient Rome, just after the assassination of Julius Caesar, and explores the reactions of the city in mourning, as well as the precarious positions of the competing allies and foes left behind as they scheme to fill the power vacuum against the resentment of common citizens.
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Description
The Ides of March, 44 BC.
Julius Caesar has brought stability to Rome and now must die.
According to the conspirators, his closest friends, he has corrupted the political system and is ruling the city as a tyrant.
But who or what will fill the power vacuum after he is gone?
As different factions of the Roman aristocracy scheme to take control, while the lower classes rage against the loss of their savior figure, Rome is careering towards another civil war.
Marcus Brutus is deeply conflicted about his part in the assassination.
But the mob is unwilling to forgive such an underhanded betrayal of their hero, even if it was performed with the noblest of intentions.
Marcus Antonius, fiercely loyal to Caesar and a consummate soldier, is out of his depth in the shadowy world of political intrigue.
His ambitious and manipulative wife Fulvia, however, is pushing him to take control.
Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt and Caesar’s lover, finds her position in Rome very precarious without his protection.
Moreover her son by Caesar has not been legally acknowledged and she needs Marcus Antonius on her side …
‘Caesar is Dead’ masterfully blends fact and fiction, providing a sweeping and imaginative view of the fallout of Caesar’s murder across a cross-section of Roman society.
With Blackjack and Hookers 