Episode 50. From Zela to Munda: Caesar Against the Republic, Part Three

Works CitedPrimary SourcesAnonymous. Bellum Africum (African War). Account of the African campaign from the landing to Thapsus; the primary source for the terrain, the months of manoeuvre, and the battle itself.Anonymous. Bellum Alexandrinum (Alexandrian War). Covers the aftermath of the Egyptian war and the Zela campaign; the primary source for Pharnaces and the battle of Zela.Anonymous. Bellum Hispaniense (Spanish War). The primary source for the Munda campaign; written by an officer present, less polished than the other continuations but historically invaluable.Appian. Civil Wars, Books II–III. Continuous narrative through the African and Spanish campaigns.Caesar. Bellum Civile (Civil War), Book III. Caesar's own account through Pharsalus; ends before the African and Spanish campaigns.Cassius Dio. Roman History, Books XLII–XLIII. Narrative spine for the Zela campaign, the African war, and the Spanish war.Plutarch. “Life of Caesar,” chapters 49–56. The post-Egyptian campaigns through the triumphs; essential for Munda and the Vercingetorix execution.Plutarch. “Life of Cato the Younger,” chapters 60–72. Cato's last night at Utica; read alongside the account in Episode 44.Suetonius. Divus Julius, chapters 37 and 57–68. The five triumphs, the Quirites moment, Munda, and the specific remark about Cato's death.Secondary SourcesFuller, J. F. C. Julius Caesar: Man, Soldier, and Tyrant. Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1965. Military analysis of the African and Spanish campaigns.Goldsworthy, Adrian. Caesar: Life of a Colossus. Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2006.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/real-roman-history/donations