Summary
Caesar’s Women: Love and Power in Ancient Rome
Rome. 68 BC. Julius Caesar, a brilliant general, returns to Rome, trading arms for political battles. This war is fought with words, plots, schemes, and seduction.
Love becomes Caesar’s weapon, the key to political glory resting with Rome’s noblewomen:
- Servilia: Powerful and vindictive, her son Brutus resents her destructive affair with Caesar.
- The Vestal Virgins: Revered …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099460428 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099460424 |
| Series: | Masters of Rome |
| Author: | Colleen McCullough |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 880 |
| Release Date: | 31 July 2003 |
| Weight: | 598g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 129mm x 38mm |
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It is a powerful story, and McCullough tells it with the verve of a novelist and the commitment of a historian
It is a powerful story, and McCullough tells it with the verve of a novelist and the commitment of a historian * Sunday Times *
About The Author
Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough was born in Australia. A neurophysiologist, she established the department of neurophysiology at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, then worked as a researcher and teacher at Yale Medical School for ten years. Her writing career began with the publication of Tim, followed by The Thorn Birds, a record-breaking international bestseller. The author of over ten other novels, including the acclaimed ‘Masters of Rome’ series, Dr McCullough also wrote lyrics for musical theatre. Until her death in 2015 she lived on Norfolk Island in the Pacific with her husband.
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