Makers of History Series: History of Julius Caesar

Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 – October 31, 1879) was an American writer, born in Hallowell, Maine. He was a prolific author, writing juvenile fiction, brief histories, biographies, religious books for the general reader, and a few works in popular science.

Julius Caesar , from Abbott’s Makers of History series, is a brief, illustrated history on the life of Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar starts with Caesar’s early years, his advancement to the consulship, and concludes with the conspiracy and his assassination.