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Roman novels:
1. First Man in Rome (Masters of Rome series: book 1 of 7)
Rome. 110BC. A city which is home to Gaius Marius, prosperous but lowborn, a proud and disciplined soldier emboldened by his shrewdness and self-made wealth. It is also home to Lucius Cornelius Sulla, a handsome young aristocrat corrupted by powerty, a shameless pleasure seeker.
Two men of extraordinary vision, men of ruthless ambition, both blessed and cursed by the special favour of Fortune. men fated to lay the foundations of the most awesome empire ever known, and to play out a mighty struggle for power and glory - for Marius and Sulla share a formidable ambition: to become First Man in Rome.
Paperback:
 Latest edition: 2003 Publisher: Arrow ISBN: 978-0099462484 Pages: 1056 Availability and latest price on Amazon:  |
Hardcover:
 Latest edition: 1990 Publisher: William Morrow ISBN: 978-0688093686 Pages: 896 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Kindle:
 File size: 18912kb Publisher: Head of Zeus Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
2. The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome series: book 2 of 7)
Rome. 97 BC. Gaius Marius is one of the greatest generals Rome has ever known. under him, Rome has conquered the Western world, withstood invasion and crushed its enemies. But when the ageing Marius grows weak, the stability of the mighty Republic looks uncertain.
Ambitious, tormented Lucius Cornelius Sulla, once Marius's right hand man, withdraws from his commander's circle to prepare his own bid for power. Marius is determined not to relinquish his control over the Republic, but with his closest ally now his most dangerous rival, the stakes are higher than ever before. And as a deadly enmity develops between the two men, Rome must fight its own battle for survival.
Paperback:
 Latest edition: 2003 Publisher: Arrow ISBN: 978-0099462491 Pages: 1072 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Hardcover:
 Latest edition: 1991 Publisher: William Morrow ISBN: 978-0688093693 Pages: 894 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Kindle:
 File size: 6563 kb Publisher: Head of Zeus Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
3. Fortune's Favourites (Masters of Rome series: book 3 of 7)
Fortune's Favourites witnesses the power, mastery and cunning of two enigmatic rulers of Rome - Sulla, returning from exile, and the 22-year-old Pompey, who designates himself Magnus 'the Great'. And in the background is the young soldier, Caesar, who begins to show the expert qualities that will one day culminate in him becoming an unparalleled leader of ancient Rome. And at the heart of this sumptuous tale is the unforgettable story of Spartacus and his doomed slave revolt - the true story, as no modern reader has ever before encountered it.
Paperback:
 Latest edition: 2003 Publisher: Arrow ISBN: 978-0099462521 Pages: 1056 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Hardcover:
 Latest edition: 1993 Publisher: William Morrow ISBN: 978-0688093709 Pages: 896 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Kindle:
 File size: 16577kb Publisher: Head of Zeus Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
4. Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome series: book 4 of 7)
Rome. 68 BC. Julius Caesar has proved himself a brilliant general. But when he returns to Rome he lays down arms only to take up another battle: this time for political power. This is a war waged with words, plots, schemes, metaphotical assassinations - but also with seduction and guile.
Love is just another weapon in Caesar's political arsenal, for the key to political glory lies with Rome's noblewomen: powerful, vindictive Servilia, whose son Brutus deeply resents his mother's passionate, destructive relationship with Caesar; Rome's revered Vestal Virgins; and even Caesar's own daughter, sacrificed on the altar of his ambition.
Paperback:
 Latest edition: 2003 Publisher: Arrow ISBN: 978-0099460428 Pages: 880 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Hardcover:
 Latest edition: 1996 Publisher: William Morrow ISBN: 978-0688093716 Pages: 696 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Kindle:
 File size: 5947kb Publisher: Head of Zeus Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
5. Caesar (Masters of Rome series: book 5 of 7)
Gaul, 54 BC. Julius Caesar sweeps across Gaul, brutally subduing the united tribes who defy the Republic. But, at home, his enemies are orchestrating his downfall and disgrace. Vindictive schemers like Cato and Bibulus, the spineless Cicero, the avaricious Brutus. Even Pompey the Great, Caesar's former ally.
But all have underestimated Caesar. And when the Senate refuses to give him his due he marches upon his own country, an army prepared to die for him at his back. For Rome is his destiny - a destiny that will impel him triumphantly on to the banks of the Rubicon, and beyond, into legend, as the noblest Roman of them all.
Paperback:
 Latest edition: 2003 Publisher: Arrow ISBN: 978-0099460435 Pages: 864 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Hardcover:
 Latest edition: 1997 Publisher: William Morrow ISBN: 978-0688093723 Pages: 664 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Kindle:
 File size: 6275kb Publisher: Head of Zeus Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
6. The October Horse (Masters of Rome series: book 6 of 7)
Julius Caesar is in the prime of his life and at the height of his powers. But behind the myth lies a man beset with contradictions. Happily married, he is also the lover of the enigmatic Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. A great general, he wishes to bring to an end Rome's endless wars. Conscious of his own power, and contemptuous of lesser men, he is determined not to be worshipped as a living god or crowned emperor. But Caesar is a man whose very greatness attracts envy and jealousy to a dangerous degree, and as the political intrigues which surround him reach their climax, his destruction becomes inevitable. As the Ides of March approach, one of the most powerful stories in history reaches its dramatic conclusion.
Paperback:
 Latest edition: 2003 Publisher: Arrow ISBN: 978-0099280521 Pages: 1120 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Hardcover:
 Latest edition: 2002 Publisher: Simon & Schuster ISBN: 978-0684853314 Pages: 800 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Kindle:
File size: 1768kb Publisher: Cornerstone Digital Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
7. Antony and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome series: book 7 of 7)
Passion, politics, love and death combine in a novel of the legendary love triangle between the three leaders of Rome: Cleopatra, Mark Antony and Octavian, from the bestselling author of ‘The Thorn Birds.’
Mark Antony, famous warrior and legendary lover, expected that he would be Julius Caesar's successor. But after Caesar's murder it was his 18-year old nephew, Octavian, who was named in the will. No-one, least of all Antony, expected him to last but his youth and slight frame concealed a remarkable determination and a clear strategic sense.
Antony was the leader of the fabulously rich East. Barely into his campaigning, he met Cleopatra, Pharaoh of Egypt. Bereft by the loss of Julius Caesar, her lover, father of her only son, she saw Antony as another Roman who could support her and provide more heirs. His fascination for her, his sense that she knew the way forward where he had lost his, led to the beginning of their passionate, and very public affair. The two men, twin rulers of Rome, might have found a way to live with each other but not with Cleopatra between them.
Paperback:
 Latest edition: 2008 Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 978-0007225798 Pages: 400 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Hardcover:
Latest edition: 2007 Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 978-0007225804 Pages: 592 Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
Kindle:
File size: 1200kb Publisher: Harper Collins Availability and latest price on Amazon: |
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