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The story of the fifth century was one of the exploitation of imperial weakness. Thus the Western Empire died.

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In his fifty-six years he was at times many things, including a fugitive, prisoner, rising politician, army leader, legal advocate, rebel, dictator – perhaps even a god – as well as a husband, father, lover and adulterer. Few fictional heroes have ever done as much as Caius Julius Caesar.

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By pagans the Jews (and later Christians) were seen as perverse, almost indeed as atheists, for they denied the very existence of other gods.

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Adrian Goldsworthy

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Born: 1969 (age 56)
Bio: Adrian Keith Goldsworthy is a British historian and author who specialises in ancient Roman history.
Known for:
  1. Caesar, Life of a Colossus (2006)
  2. Augustus: First Emperor of Rome (2014)
  3. The Complete Roman Army (2003)
  4. How Rome Fell: Death of a Superpower (2009)

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