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The Kidnapping of Young Julius Caesar
A True Story of Pirates, Ransoms, and a Promise of Vengeance
International True Crime
In the mid–1st century BCE, a young Roman aristocrat of about twenty‑five set out on a journey through the eastern Mediterranean. He was not yet the celebrated general or the decisive statesman whom history would forever remember as Julius Caesar. He was an ambitious young man in an unstable Republic, sailing waters that Rome believed it controlled. Along the way, his ship was intercepted by Cilician pirates, beginning a kidnapping that would mark his youth.
This book reconstructs and organizes the documented facts of the case:
the high‑seas capture carried out by a structured piracy network,
the captivity on a remote island, defined by the hostage’s defiant attitude,
the negotiations to set and pay the ransom,
the role of local authorities and the limits of Roman power,
and the promise of vengeance Caesar directed at the pirates who held him prisoner.
Drawing on ancient sources and modern scholarship, the book offers a clear, contextualized view of an episode that reveals the fragility of Rome’s control over the sea, the economic logic of kidnapping in antiquity, and the character of a young man who—even in the hands of pirates—behaved as someone convinced of his own destiny.
A work of historical and criminal investigation—accessible, rigorous, and based on real events—focused on one of the most surprising episodes of Julius Caesar’s youth.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The Kidnapping of Young Julius CaesarA True Story of Pirates, Ransoms, and a Promise of VengeanceInternational True CrimeIn the mid-1st century BCE, a young Roman aristocrat of about twenty-five set out on a journey through the eastern Mediterranean. He was not yet the celebrated general or the decisive statesman whom history would forever remember as Julius Caesar. He was an ambitious young man in an unstable Republic, sailing waters that Rome believed it controlled. Along the way, his ship was intercepted by Cilician pirates, beginning a kidnapping that would mark his youth.This book reconstructs and organizes the documented facts of the case: the high-seas capture carried out by a structured piracy network, the captivity on a remote island, defined by the hostage's defiant attitude, the negotiations to set and pay the ransom, the role of local authorities and the limits of Roman power, and the promise of vengeance Caesar directed at the pirates who held him prisoner.Drawing on ancient sources and modern scholarship, the book offers a clear, contextualized view of an episode that reveals the fragility of Rome's control over the sea, the economic logic of kidnapping in antiquity, and the character of a young man who-even in the hands of pirates-behaved as someone convinced of his own destiny.A work of historical and criminal investigation-accessible, rigorous, and based on real events-focused on one of the most surprising episodes of Julius Caesar's youth. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798245824062
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. The Kidnapping of Young Julius CaesarA True Story of Pirates, Ransoms, and a Promise of VengeanceInternational True CrimeIn the mid-1st century BCE, a young Roman aristocrat of about twenty-five set out on a journey through the eastern Mediterranean. He was not yet the celebrated general or the decisive statesman whom history would forever remember as Julius Caesar. He was an ambitious young man in an unstable Republic, sailing waters that Rome believed it controlled. Along the way, his ship was intercepted by Cilician pirates, beginning a kidnapping that would mark his youth.This book reconstructs and organizes the documented facts of the case: the high-seas capture carried out by a structured piracy network, the captivity on a remote island, defined by the hostage's defiant attitude, the negotiations to set and pay the ransom, the role of local authorities and the limits of Roman power, and the promise of vengeance Caesar directed at the pirates who held him prisoner.Drawing on ancient sources and modern scholarship, the book offers a clear, contextualized view of an episode that reveals the fragility of Rome's control over the sea, the economic logic of kidnapping in antiquity, and the character of a young man who-even in the hands of pirates-behaved as someone convinced of his own destiny.A work of historical and criminal investigation-accessible, rigorous, and based on real events-focused on one of the most surprising episodes of Julius Caesar's youth. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9798245824062
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