October Mars - Caesar's Great Chronicle

Author: Colleen McCullough
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: In ancient Rome, on the Ides of October each year, people offered the finest warhorse—the October Horse—as a sacrifice to pray for the empire to forever possess unmatched dignity and glory. The "October Horse" symbolizes Caesar's life of military campaigns and tragic fate. In the twilight of the empire, Julius Caesar was a highly controversial figure. Some adored him, while others despised him, but his ruling position in the Senate remained unshaken. Under the pressure of civil war, he had to set aside his charming and cunning lover—Cleopatra of Egypt—and focus on the future of the empire: Who was the right candidate to inherit the highest rule of the Roman Empire? Under the shadow of the empire, murder was everywhere. Whose wisdom and cunning were enough to overthrow the giant empire? And who could face the chaos and turmoil that would follow the collapse of the giant with composure?