Rome, the damn city. Julius Caesar comes to power
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"Rome, the Cursed City," the second installment of the grand biography of Julius Caesar, will begin with an exile and end with a Gallic invasion. In between will be two decades of a tumultuous life full of political, military, and personal maneuvers and intrigue. Caesar would be captured by pirates (and gain his freedom), visit Rhodes (and learn true eloquence), return to his homeland (and take part in the suppression of Spartacus' rebellion), enter the Senate, witness the conspiracy of Catiline, conclude a triple alliance that would allow him to rise to prominence, subdue the Lusitanians, make friends, patrons, and new enemies.
Meanwhile, Pompey, his ally and then mortal enemy, cunningly defeat Sertorius in Spain, defeat the pirates, then, dreaming to resemble Alexander the Great, will go to the East and triumphantly return to Rome. And somewhere in Egypt will be born and grow up Cleopatra, but so far no one gives it any importance ...
Santiago Posteguillo, meticulous researcher and energetic storyteller, bestselling author of more than 4.5 million copies, continues his colossal project. The second book in the series is an adventure saga, political thriller and battle panorama. Here Julius Caesar will achieve power and learn what its true price is when Rome - cursed Rome, which does not negotiate and spares no one - in return will demand the only thing that Caesar is unable to sacrifice ...
Meanwhile, Pompey, his ally and then mortal enemy, cunningly defeat Sertorius in Spain, defeat the pirates, then, dreaming to resemble Alexander the Great, will go to the East and triumphantly return to Rome. And somewhere in Egypt will be born and grow up Cleopatra, but so far no one gives it any importance ...
Santiago Posteguillo, meticulous researcher and energetic storyteller, bestselling author of more than 4.5 million copies, continues his colossal project. The second book in the series is an adventure saga, political thriller and battle panorama. Here Julius Caesar will achieve power and learn what its true price is when Rome - cursed Rome, which does not negotiate and spares no one - in return will demand the only thing that Caesar is unable to sacrifice ...
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