Caesar’s Women

Summary

In the blockbuster tradition of The First Man in Rome, ColleenMccullough’s monumental Masters of Rome series continues.

The man behind the legend … the women behind the man

Villain or hero? Debated for centuries, the volcanic soul of JuliusCaesar comes dramatically to life in this masterpiece of historical fictionfrom the #1 bestselling author of The Thorn Birds.

In this sweeping saga, McCullough traces Caesar’s rise to prominence inhis world, beginning with his triumphant entry into a new battlefield—the RomanForum, where wars are waged with words and schemes, and where today’s ally maybe tomorrow’s foe. Caesar’s victories are not limited to the political arena,however; he also conquers Rome’s noblewomen, including the powerful andvindictive Servilia, mother of a youth called Brutus. Yet the one thing henever gives to any of the women who love him or want him is himself—to Caesar,love is just another weapon in his political arsenal.

Epic in scope,razor-sharp in detail, Caesar’s Women paints an indelible portrait of aman willing to seize any means of moving toward his ultimate goal: to be thegreatest of all Rome’s First Men, the leader of a world that echoes our own tooclosely for comfort.