With incomparable storytelling skill, New York Times bestselling
author Colleen McCullough brings Rome alive in all her majesty--and
illuminates the world of those favored by the gods at birth.
In a time of cataclysmic upheaval, a bold new generation of Romans vied
for greatness amid the disintegrating remnants of their beloved
Republic. They were the chosen...and the cursed--blessed with wealth and
privilege yet burdened by the dictates of destiny in a savage struggle
for power that would leave countless numbers crushed and destroyed. But
there was one who would tower above them all--a brilliant and beautiful
boy whose ambition was unparalleled, whose love was legend, and whose
glory was Rome's: a boy they would one day call "Caesar."