Julius Caesar and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System
A scholarly examination of how Julius Caesar transformed Rome from Republic to Empire. Essential reading for understanding ancient Roman politics.
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W. Warde Fowler's Julius Caesar and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System analyzes one of history's most significant political transformations. The book examines how Caesar's actions, reforms, and vision laid the groundwork for the Roman Empire that would dominate the Western world for centuries.
Fowler, a distinguished Oxford classicist, explores Caesar's political genius, his reforms of Roman government and society, and how his concentration of power marked the effective end of the Roman Republic. The book considers Caesar's relationship with the Senate, his military conquests, and his civil war against Pompey.
While Caesar was assassinated before establishing a formal empire, Fowler demonstrates how his nephew Augustus built directly on Caesar's innovations. This scholarly work provides deep insight into the constitutional and social changes that transformed Rome and shaped Western political thought for millennia.
