![]() ![]() ![]() The other is a bast*ard child, a boy of strength and cunning, whose love for his adoptive family and his adoptive brother will be the most powerful force in his life. One is the son of a senator, a boy of privilege and ambition to whom much has been given and from whom much is expected. ![]() Against this vivid backdrop, two boys are growing to manhood, dreaming of battles, fame, and glory in service of the mightiest empire the world has ever known. At its heart is the city of Rome, a place of glory and decadence, beauty and bloodshed. On the lush Italian peninsula, a new empire is taking shape. What emerges is both a grand romantic tale of coming of age in the Roman Empire and a vibrant portrait of the early years of a man who would become the most powerful ruler on earth: Julius Caesar. ![]() In a true masterpiece of historical fiction, Iggulden takes us on a breathtaking journey through ancient Rome, sweeping us into a realm of tyrants and slaves, of dark intrigues and seething passions. Conn Iggulden is just such a writer, bringing to vivid life one of the most fascinating eras in human history. Rarely, if ever, does a new writer dazzle us with such a vivid imagination and storytelling, flawlessly capturing the essence of a land, a people, a legend. ![]()
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