The gates of Rome
By: Conn Iggulden
Series: Emperor series -- 01
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780007437122; 9780007946631
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: History; Rome; Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.; Historical fiction; Fiction; Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Description: The early life of Julius Caesar is recreated in a novel that brilliantly interweaves history and adventure. An epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal, from an outstanding new voice in historical fiction ́(QA(3L (Balready a top-ten bestseller in hardback. From the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate, from the foreign wars that created an empire to the betrayals that almost tore it apart, the Emperor novels tell the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest Roman of them all: Julius Caesar. Brilliantly interweaving history and adventure, The Gates of Rome introduces an ambitious young man facing his first great test. In the city of Rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the Republic to its core. Citizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict ́(3L (Band Julius Caesar will be in the thick of the action.
Notes: Originally published: London: HarperCollins, 2003.