Synopses & Reviews
His victories were legend--in battle and bed chamber alike. And love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum. From the daughter he deigned to sacrifice on the alter of ambition and the wives who bought him influence to the cold-hearted mistress he burned for but could never trust, Caesar's women all knew his power...But only one could seal his fate.From Colleen McCullough--the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Thorn Birds--comes an epic and remarkable saga of great events, intrigues and personages; the story of Gaiua Julius Caesar--the brilliant, beloved patrician who was history--and the women he adored, used and destroyed on his irresistible rise to prominence.His victories were legend--in battle and bed chamber alike. And love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum. From the daughter he deigned to sacrifice on the alter of ambition and the wives who bought him influence to the cold-hearted mistress he burned for but could never trust, Caesar's women all knew his power...But only one could seal his fate.From Colleen McCullough--the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of The Thorn Birds--comes an epic and remarkable saga of great events, intrigues and personages; the story of Gaiua Julius Caesar--the brilliant, beloved patrician who was history--and the women he adored, used and destroyed on his irresistible rise to prominence.
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His victories were legend -- in battle and bedchamber alike. Love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum. Genius, general, patrician, Gaius Julius Caesar was history. His wives bought him influence. He sacrificed his beloved daughter on the alter of ambition. He burned for the cold-hearted mistress he could never dare trust. Caesar's women all knew -- and feared -- his power. He adored them, used them, destroyed them on his irresistible rise to prominence. And one of them would seal his fate.
Synopsis
His victories were legend -- in battle and bedchamber alike. Love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum. Genius, general, patrician, Gaius Julius Caesar washistory. His wives bought him influence. He sacrificed his beloved daughter on the alter of ambition. He burned for the cold-hearted mistress he could never dare trust. Caesar's women all knew -- and feared -- his power. He adored them, used them, destroyed them on his irresistible rise to prominence. And one of them would seal his fate.
About the Author
Colleen McCullough is the author of The Thorn Birds, Tim, An Indecent Obsession, A Creed for the Third Millennium, The Ladies of Missalonghi, The First Man in Rome, The Grass Crown, Fortune's Favorites, Caesar's Women, Caesar, and other novels. She lives with her husband on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific.