The Life of Caesar.

Translated from Italian into English, The Life of Caesar, by the noted Italian historian Guglielmo Ferrero, is, as the title would suggest, a biography of the great Roman Dictator Julius Caesar. Ferrero's book, however, cannot be described just as a biography. His work, in fact, can be more accurately defined as a complete history not only of Julius Caesar's life, but also of his times, the time of the fall of the Roman Republic. Characterized …

…about Ferrero's views since sometimes they seem to be too judgmental for an historian. By examining his works, the reader can easily detect that he is strongly admitted to his political conviction. Driven out by his outspoken criticism of Fascism, Ferrero probably saw in Caesar Mussolini; that is, a tyrant with an insatiable lust for power. Work Cited Ferrero, Guglielmo. The Life of Caesar. Trans. A. E. Zimmern. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1962.