I’m proud to annouce that Library Journal has added The Death of Caesar to its July 2015 Best Seller list (#17) which includes some very impressive stories and authors. View the full list here.
Happy 2,115th Birthday to Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar was born in Rome on July 13, 100 B.C. That makes him 2115 years old today. To paraphrase the musical Hair, “Happy Birthday, Julie baby, happy birthday to you!” Everybody knows the day of Caesar’s assassination, the Ides of March, March 15, 44 B.C. but few knew the day of his birth. That deserves a change! …
Appealing and Appalling
The worldwide fandom of The Death of Caesar continues! The Hindu, one of India’s most widely circulated national papers, enlisted me for a poignant interview published today which you can read online here. Instead of focusing solely on the content of the book, Mini Anthikad Chhibber, the interviewer, aims the conversation at the research process and the present-day renaissance in …
Fragility of the Republic
In the latest review of The Death of Caesar, Joseph Bottum at Library of Law and Liberty analyzes why we are perpetually fascinated with the short stretch of time around Caesar’s assassination and why this brief period continues to have an impact on society. As Bottum puts it, The Death of Caesar is ‘a gift to readers’ and we feel …
Monday Caesar Update!
Some decent coverage of The Death of Caesar from last week to report on: In Forbes, Barry weighs in on whether Julius Caesar was an epileptic A review from the Washington Independent has called The Death of Caesar an “almost cinematic examination of antiquity’s seminal killing” Over at petoskeynews.com, The Death of Caesar is lauded for offering a fresh reexamination …
The Moral of Caesar
Another rave review of The Death of Caesar by Roger Kimball of The New Criterion was recently posted, highlighting how pivotal the assassination was in changing the course of Roman and European history. You can read the full review here.
Monday Caesar Update!
The retelling of the dire events on the Ides of March have extended into April, and now it appears that the Death of Caesar will continue to make waves well in May! Here are three more reviews of the book published this past week: “A tangled skein from ancient Rome” – published in The Business Standard Another highly positive review …
Happy Birthday Rome — and Western Civilization
Did you know that today is Rome’s birthday? Barry has written a lengthy and poignant article discussing this event some 2,700+ years ago and how it relates to modern events. The full article is available for you to read on the website here.
Monday Caesar Update!
Another Monday, another great week of news and press for The Death of Caesar! Barry’s thought-provoking article exploring the similarities between Caesar and Lincoln’s assassination was picked up by TIME Magazine Online An excellent review of The Death of Caesar entitled ‘The End of the Republic’ on The Washington Free Beacon Another stellar review published on Chasm of Books Listen …
Lincoln’s Assassination – and Caesar’s
For the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination in the Ford Theatre, here’s a poignant article in History News Network comparing the killing of this enigmatic leader with that of Caesar’s death some two millenia before. The article points out similarities, differences in outcome and a few ironic connections. Well worth the read!