Philip Freeman's multifaceted and extremely interesting study offers the reader a completely new look at Julius Caesar - one of the greatest political figures and commanders in the history of mankind. Julius Caesar is a personality in which heroic traits coexist with selfishness, political talent with rare self-confidence and shortsightedness, and the gift of an excellent writer and speaker with the ruthlessness of a ruler. The author dispels many legends surrounding the image of Caesar, skillfully separating fiction from reliable facts. And Caesar himself appears to the reader not only as an outstanding statesman, but also as a man capable of horrifying acts.