Book description
By the author of "Thornbirds", this is the fourth in the "Masters of Rome" series and centres around Caesar in his ascension. The Republic of Rome is as much a place of women as it is of men, and no one knows Rome's women quite as Caesar does.
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2 authors picked Caesar's Women as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is my favorite of McCullough’s Masters of Rome series. Though fictional, they are impeccably researched, rendering the collapse of the Republic in truly astonishing detail. McCullough manages to render the twists and turns of Roman politics in a way that a reader can not only follow them, but understand why they mattered so much. You’ll feel as though you are right there in the Forum or the dining-room with Caesar, Antony, Pompey, Servilia, Fulvia, and the rest. McCullough’s vivid prose drives home that these were real people, living real lives, with the same petty concerns and daily frustrations as…
From Cass' list on ancient Roman society.
Here is a spellbinding history of life toward the end of the Roman republic, so broad in scope, so detailed in its analysis, it is a wonder of exhaustive research distilled into one thrilling narrative after another. McCullough is a must for any lover of antiquity.
From Andrew's list on the Parthia and the war with Rome in the 1st century.
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