Julian Romane examines the campaigns of Julius Caesar throughout the civil wars that followed his famous crossing of the Rubicon, through to the defeat of the final Pompeian diehards at the battle of Munda. He analyzes Caesar's generalship in the widest sense, with a strong emphasis on the logistical and financial effort required to put his legions in the field and keep them equipped, fed and paid. The attention given to this important but often-neglected aspect sets this account apart from many others.

The author discusses the nature of late Republican Roman armies, describing their organization, tactics and equipment. The fact that such armies were employed both by and against Caesar only emphasizes the role of generalship in the outcome. This is followed by a detailed account of the strategic maneuvers in Caesar's epochal duel with Pompey the Great and the resultant battles at Dyrrhachium and Pharsalus. The final campaigns to mop up opposition in Spain and Africa are studied in equal detail to give a complete picture of Caesar's command performance in these history-shaping events.

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgments
• Maps
• Introduction: Julius Caesar and his Civil War
• Section I: Italy
  • Chapter 1 Civil War Erupts
  • Chapter 2 The Struggle in Italy
• Section II: War in Spain
  • Chapter 3 Rome, and the March to Spain
  • Chapter 4 War in Spain
  • Chapter 5 The War in Spain Conclusion
  • Chapter 6 Massilia
  • Chapter 7 Curio in Africa
• Section III: War Against Pompey
  • Chapter 8 Caesar Faces Pompey
  • Chapter 9 Pompey Reconsiders his Strategy
  • Chapter 10 The Struggles in the Lines
  • Chapter 11 The Battle Front Shifts
  • Chapter 12 Pharsalus
• Section IV: War in the East
  • Chapter 13 Caesar in Egypt
  • Chapter 14 The Battle of Alexandria
  • Chapter 15 Victory Fades Away
  • Chapter 16 Veni, Vidi, Vici
• Section VI: War in Africa
  • Chapter 17 The African War Begins
  • Chapter 18 Caesar Builds a Strong Base in Africa
  • Chapter 19 Difficulties in Africa
  • Chapter 20 Decision at Thapsus
• Section VII: The Second Spanish War
  • Chapter 21 Caesar Returns to Rome
  • Chapter 22 Caesar’s Second Spanish War
  • Chapter 23 The Struggle Ends
  • Chapter 24 The Civil Wars End
• Appendix I: Caesar’s Siege of Massilia and Vitruvius’ On Architecture
• Appendix II: Queen Cleopatra and Julius Caesar
• Appendix III: The Museum and Library at Alexandria
• Appendix IV: Caesar and his Army
• Appendix V: Warships in Caesar’s Time
• Appendix VI: Projector Machines in the Late Republic
• Appendix VII: A Short History of the Roman Republic to Caesar’s Civil War
• Appendix VIII: The Economy of the Classical World
• Appendix IX: Caesar’s Commentaries: Sources, Purpose, Composition, and History
• Bibliographies
• Plates