The Civil War

The Civil War is Caesars masterly account of the celebrated war between himself and his great rival Pompey from the crossing of the Rubicon in January BC to Pompeys death and the start of the Alexandrian War in the autumn of the following year His unfinished account of the continuing struggle with Pompeys heirs and followers is completed by the three anonymous accounts of the Alexandrian African and Spanish Wars which bring the story down to within a year of Caesars assassination in March BC This generously annotated edition places the war in context and enables the reader to grasp it both in detail and as a wholeAbout the Series For over years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities voluminous notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.