Born into a noble family that had long been in decline, he advanced his career cunningly, beginning as a priest and eventually becoming romes leading general. He is best known as the general who defeated the gauls and doubled the size of romes territories. At its heart is the noble brutus, caught in the tragic conflict between private affection and public duty. Julius caesar by william shakespeare on free audio book.
Librivox recording of julius caesar, by william shakespeare william shakespeares the tragedy of julius caesar, based on true events, concerns the conspiracy against julius caesar, his assassination in 44 bc, and its immediate aftermath. Act 3, scene 2 the tragedy of julius caesar william. In the blockbuster tradition of the first man in rome, colleen mcculloughs monumental masters of rome series continues. Oct 27, 2014 the lives of the twelve caesars audiobook gaius suetonius tranquillus c. Augustus caesars world by genevieve foster librarything. Instead of downloading multiple mp3 files, you can now simply listen to the original audiobook for free and legally.
I regretted missing the ending all my life i thought it ended when they killed caesar. More than two thousand years after his death, julius caesar remains one of the great figures of history. Characters and events come alive as readers learn about egyptian, greek. Renaissance writers disagreed over the assassination, seeing brutus, a leading conspirator, as either hero or villain. Within this timeframe readers will learn not only the stories of julius caesar, cleopatra, and marc antony, but also the historian. Caesar continually had to extricate himself from the consequences of his errors. So reading the commentaries just doesnt get any better for me. The lives of the twelve caesars audiobook gaius suetonius tranquillus c. Apr 03, 2012 julius caesar is shakespeares most political play. In addition, the narrators voice is a perfect match for conveying caesars writings. Augustus caesars world by genevieve foster readaloud revival. Librivox recording of julius caesar version 2 by william shakespeare.
Shakespeare may have written julius caesar as the first of his plays to be performed at the globe, in 1599. The accounts provide us with perspicacious insights. In it he examines whether political assassination can ever be justified and the effect of this act of violence on its perpetrators. He shaped rome for generations, and his name became a synonym for emperornot only in rome but as far away as germany and russia. Julius caesar unabridged oliver le sueur since leaving the bristol old vic theatre school in 2002 oliver le sueur has, amongst other theatre and television work. This book is julius caesars firsthand account of the gallic wars, written as a thirdperson. Lives of the caesars by suetonius e vita caesarum latin, direct translation. Download or stream julius caesar by william shakespeare. This new unabridged audio recording of the wellrespected edition of shakespeares classicexpertly produced by the folger theatreis perfect for students, teachers, and the everyday listener. Caesars women audiobook by colleen mccullough, michael york.
He examines whether political assassination can ever be justified, and the effect of this act of violence on its perpetrators. The high ideals of brutus are tested to the full by the consequences of julius caesar s murder. Augustus caesars world 9780964380325 by genevieve foster. The struggle octavian had with antony to follow in julius s footsteps. The personalities of the twelve caesars of ancient romejulius caesar and the first eleven roman emperors who followed himhave profoundly impressed themselves upon the world. What little i knew of julius caesar was info to motivate me to download this audio book. Caesars last breath by sam kean read by ben sullivan. An allaudio series of shakespearean plays providing a fullcast performance, including comprehensive analysis, commentary, and historical and social background, and the play in full without commentary. Julius caesar audiobook, written by william shakespeare. She has a keen intuition for stories that will especially delight and amuse her youthful audience. Julius caesar audiobook william shakespeare audible.
Some of my best book friends when i was a kid were the wonderful illustrated histories of genevieve foster, and the one i loved most was augustus caesars world. Debated for centuries, the volcanic soul of julius caesar comes dramatically to life in this masterpiece. Washingtons world, lincolns world, john smiths world, columbuss world to my 8 year old, and hes discovering the magic in. He grew up acting in z cars, armchair theatre, minder and father ted.
Caesar rapidly carved out an impressive political career, forging an alliance with pompey and crassus in 60 bc. My name is nobody western english free and full movie henry fonda hd spaghetti western duration. Julius caesar audiobook free download one of the bestloved works by william shakespeare, this popular, renowned poetry audiobook is now available for free download from spotify, deezer, and in high quality from audible as well. When julius caesar returns to rome from conquering the gauls, cassius and his friends are worried that he will try to seize power and make himself emperor. Julius caesar, in full gaius julius caesar, born july 12, 100.
Timelines, charts, maps, and illustrations enhance the text. On the life of the caesars concentrates on the acts and personalities of the julioclaudians and their immediate. Naxos audiobooks julius caesar unabridged sean barrett. Julius caesar is the most powerful man in rome, but his power threatens the republics very existence. This is clearly the best available audio download of caesars gallic war commentaries. Lives of the caesars by suetonius the 102nd greatest. The civil war is julius caesars personal account of his war with pompey the great the war that destroyed the fivehundredyearold roman republic. The folger shakespeare library, home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, brings julius caesar to life with this new fulllength, fullcast dramatic recording of its definitive folger edition.
They bore the perilous responsibility of governing an empire comparable in its gigantic magnitude and diversity to the united states and the soviet union of the 1980s. On the life of the caesars concentrates on the acts and personalities of the julioclaudians and their immediate successors. This play was recorded in two weeks as part of librivoxs celebration of the 400th anniversary of shakespeares death. He was a member of the bbc radio drama company and has lent his voice to a variety of video games. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Julius caesar audiobook by philip freeman, read by james. Act 2, scene 1 the tragedy of julius caesar william. The struggle octavian had with antony to follow in juliuss footsteps. In three short books, caesar describes how, in order to defend his honor and the freedom of both himself and the roman people, he marched on rome and defeated the forces of. Actually there are some chapters ive listened to over and over again. The work was written in 121 during the reign of the emperor hadrian, while suetonius was hadrians personal secretary.
His family, the julii, claimed descent from the ancient kings of rome and from the goddess venus. The folger shakespeare library, home to the worlds largest shakespeare collection, brings julius caesar to life with this new fulllength, fullcast. They presented some high and low times at the heart of the roman empire. The story of his rise, conquests and downfall is riveting narrative. The lives of the twelve caesars by suetonius and derek. Suetonius wrote his lives of the twelve caesars in the reign of vespasian around 70ad. The tragedy of julius caesar is a dramatized account of the betrayal of the the roman emperor.
The high ideals of brutus are tested to the full by the consequences of julius caesars murder, as is the selfinterest of cassius, while in the chaos that ensues, the opportunism of mark antony. Julius caesar by william shakespeare on free audio book download. Caesars women audiobook by colleen mccullough, michael. William shakespeares the tragedy of julius caesar, based on true events, concerns the conspiracy against julius caesar, his assassination in 44 bc, and its immediate aftermath.
Julius caesar audible audiobook unabridged william shakespeare author, andrew buchan narrator, sean barrett narrator, naxos audiobooks. History julius caesars commentaries on the gallic war. On the life of the caesars commonly known as the twelve caesars, is a set of twelve biographies of julius caesar and the first 11 emperors of the roman empire written by gaius suetonius tranquillus. History of julius caesar jacob abbott 1803 1879 the book chronicles the extraordinary life and leadership of romes emperor julius. The commentaries by julius caesar contains eight books on the gallic war in addition to all three books on the civil war.
The twelve caesars by wanda mccaddon overdrive rakuten. Narrator ben sullivan makes the stories of scientists like james watt, joseph priestley, and alfred nobel entertaining, reading with humor, humanity, and drama. Epic in scope, razorsharp in detail, caesars women paints an indelible portrait of a man willing to seize any means of moving toward his ultimate goal to be the greatest of all romes first men, the leader of a world that echoes our own too closely for comfort. While there is no doubt that caesar was an extraordinary man, general fuller points out that he was more extraordinary for his reckless ambition, matchless daring, and ruthless tyranny than for his skill as a military commander. Jacob abbott 18031879 the book chronicles the extraordinary life and leadership of romes emperor julius caesar, from his early years to his assassination.
Probably written in 1599 and among the first of shakespeares plays to be performed at the globe theater, julius caesar is one of his bestknown dramas and has received innumerable performances throughout the centuries. Shakespeares julius caesar shares thematic elements with many of shakespeares earlier histories of political power, but it also pays unique and prominent attention to the figure of marcus brutus and the tension between friendship and duty. Julius caesar an account, both factual and fictional, of the gallic war of 58 to 51 b. Probably written in 1599 and among the first of shakespeares plays to be performed at the globe theater, julius caesar is one of his bestknown dramas and has received. The lives of the twelve caesars by suetonius and derek jacobi. The man behind the legend the women behind the man villain or hero. The lives of the twelve caesars audiobook free audio books. Its not just julius caesars assassination thats recalled by the gases of our atmosphere, though. Probably written in 1599 and among the first of shakespeares plays to be performed at the globe theater, julius caesar is one of his best. He possessed great courage, ambition, honor, and vanity. The skies over ancient rome blaze with terrifying portents, and soothsayers warn julius caesar of approaching doom. This frustration led to fosters first book, george washingtons world. Nelson runger historian michael grant reconstructs the career of julius caesar from his youthful priesthood through his campaigns in europe and africa, and to the base of pompeys statue. Foster tells the story of the ancient world from augustus caesar to the birth of christ.
So it includes julius caesars relationship with cleopatra. Julius caesar paperback published march 18th 2015 by createspace paperback, 80 pages. The civil war is caesars attempt at an explanation of the war that changed the roman world. The accounts provide us with perspicacious insights into the men as much as.
Most of us went back to the hotel at intermission out of sheer exhaustion. The assassination of julius caesar is one of the most notorious murders in history. He gathers brutus, cinna, and others to stop julius caesar and save the roman republic. Download julius caesar audiobook by william shakespeare.
Caesars death at the hands of friends and fellow politicians. The high ideals of brutus are tested to the full by the consequences of julius caesars murder. In augustus caesars world, foster traces the seven major civilizations rome, greece, israel, egypt, china, india, and persia from 4500 b. Highly recommend this to anyone interested in history, politics and the end of the republic of rome. Richard dreyfuss, kelsey grammer and stacy keach star in one of shakespeares most revered tragedies. Suetonius wrote his lives of the twelve caesars in the reign of vespasian around a. Conklins audio book includes sound effects and ambience to enliven and clarify the dialogue and action of shakespeares play. Aug 25, 2014 the twelve caesars is a set of twelve biographies of julius caesar and the first 11 emperors of the roman empire. Julius caesar audiobook by william shakespeare, full cast. He chronicled the extraordinary careers of julius, augustus, tiberius, caligula, claudius, nero, vespasian and domitian and the rest in technicolour terms. People who liked julius caesar also liked these free titles. History of julius caesar full audio book english duration.
Since the renaissance, julius caesar has been idolized as a superman. I enjoy reading anything about caesar so long as its historically accurate. As conspiracy swirls through the city, shakespeare explores the deep repercussions of political murder on the human heart. Be the first to ask a question about augustus caesars world. A conspiracy is hatched, one that will have fatal consequences not only for caesar and the conspirators, but also for the future history of the ancient world.
He chronicled the extraordinary careers of julius, augustus, tiberius, caligula, claudius, nero, vespasian, and domitian and the rest in technicolour terms. Act 3, scene 1 the tragedy of julius caesar william. The twelve caesars is a set of twelve biographies of julius caesar and the first 11 emperors of the roman empire. How like a deer strucken by many princes, dost thou here lie.
He made alliances with his rivals and then discarded them when it suited him. The folger shakespeare library, home to the world s largest shakespeare collection, brings julius caesar to life with this new fulllength, fullcast dramatic recording of its definitive folger edition. Lives of the twelve caesars by librivox community and t. The narrator has obvious familiarity with the work hence rarely misspeaks or mispronounces names or terms.
History of julius caesar by jacob abbott free at loyal books. In augustus caesars world, foster traces the seven major civilizations of rome, greece, israel, egypt, china, india, and persia from 4500 b. He is best known as the general who defeated the gauls. Caesars women caesars women audiobook, by colleen mccullough. Contained here is julius caesars own account of his military adventures in gaul at the head of the roman army, uniquely presented in caesars firstperson perspective rather than as a thirdperson narrative as in the original latin. Brilliantly translated, these commentaries provide an account of the many extraordinary events of these wars, brought to life by the words of julius caesar himself. Sean barrett started acting as a boy on bbc childrens television in the days before colour, when it went out live. Augustus caesars world by genevieve foster goodreads. Julius caesar was a complex man, both hero and villain. Julius caesar audio edition folger shakespeare library. Richard dreyfuss, kelsey grammer, and stacy keach star in one of shakespeares most revered tragedies. This audio book came in handy because i attended a performance of julius caesar at the end of a long long twelve hour day.
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