BOMC, QPB alternates audio rights to Simon & Schuster. McCullough's legion of readers now dwarfs Caesar's own considerable army.
She deftly handles a large cast of characters and brings welcome humanity to such historical icons as the conniving Brutus, indecisive Pompey and young, charismatic Mark Antony. As usual, McCullough applies her historical research judiciously and skillfully, integrating details that drive her story forward. His overwhelming grief when his daughter Julia dies is just one of several instances in which he exhibits unexpected vulnerability. It is always Julius Caesar, however, who is the focus of attention, and although McCullough makes much of the great man's dignitas, she also lets readers into his most private tribulations. Around these military events, McCullough constructs various synchronous plot lines, including the political machinations of the Roman senate, the complex entanglements (romantic and otherwise) of key Roman families and life in the Egyptian court of Queen Cleopatra. The fifth novel in Colleen McCullough's unforgettable Masters of Rome series, Caesar brings to life the passion and genius of an incomparable man.The fifth book (after Caesar's Women) in McCullough's popular Masters of Rome series depicts Julius Caesar's conquest of Gaul, his momentous decision to cross the Rubicon and his eventual defeat of rival Pompey at Pharsalus. These are tumultuous times - for Caesar, who endures personal tragedies even as he wages war for Pompey, who must wrestle with his fear that his greatness is at an end for Cicero, whose luminous rhetoric is shattered by threat of violence and for the citizens of Rome, whose destiny lies in Caesar's hands. But before reaching his goal, he must contend with Pompey the Great, a formidable adversary who underestimates the renegade Caesar. Backed by a loyal and skilled army, he marches on Rome. Tells the story of Gaius Julius Caesars relentless rise to prominence. When Cato and the Senate betray him, Caesar resolves to turn his genius against his ungrateful country. Books by Colleen Mccullough Caesars Women 9780099460428 Cornerstone United.
Where will the boundless ambition of Rome's most brilliant soldier stop? He must be destroyed before he can overthrow the government and install himself as Dictator. While his victories in the name of Rome are epic, the conservative leaders of the Republic are not pleased - they are terrified. Gaius Julius Caesar is sweeping through Gaul.
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