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Currently reading this, but I want to get a better picture of the guy. I really want to get in his head and understand his thinking.

What can I read to get a fuller understanding of him as a person?

>> No.5499302

bump

>> No.5499474

You must learn about the players and civil wars that came before him, the gracchi brothers, marius, sulla, etc.

>> No.5499529

>>5499474
Why? Where do I get that information?

>> No.5499561

>>5499529

Plutarch's biographies are a decent start.

>> No.5499605

>>5499192
He was a sociopathic megalomaniac. What else do you need to know?

>> No.5499619

>>5499192
All you need to know is that he invaded Gaul for dosh and made up a casus belli.

Basically what >>5499605 said

>> No.5499631

>>5499605
>>5499605

Kids, leave.

>> No.5499645

http://www.livius.org/caa-can/caesar/caesar00.html has a gloss of primary sources that cover him so you can get an idea of the major ancient commentators

Secondary sources are numerous and range from pop horseshit to serious scholarship. For the latter, you probably want Caesar: Politician and Statesman by Mattias Gelzer. Also check this out: http://dcc.dickinson.edu/caesar/caesar-bibliography

>> No.5499688

>>5499631
He killed people to gain power, which he used to massacre a country to gain more power, which he used to massacre his enemies. I think it's a pretty fair label.

>> No.5499724

>>5499688
That's because you're a chick. Stick to interpretative pomo histories of underwater women's basket-weaving guilds and leave manly history to men.

>> No.5499802

>>5499724
>chick
No, but great argument there, turd brain.

>> No.5499813

>>5499802
You obviously are

>> No.5499821

>>5499802
>I just feel very alienated by this history :S.. Why doesn't it talk about LGBT people and Katy Perry more? LOL there should be a #YOLO studies department XD haha war scares me :P

>> No.5499865

>>5499821
>thinking what Caesar did was "war"
>completely buying in to his obvious propaganda book

>> No.5502391

"Lives of Alexander" by Plutarch. My current reread