First Man In Rome

Colleen McCullough

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Arrow
01 August 2003

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Political & legal thriller; Historical fiction

Series: Masters of Rome

PART OF THE ACCLAIMED MASTERS OF ROME SERIES

The first book in the epic Masters of Rome series.

Rome. 110BC.

A city which is home to Gaius Marius, prosperous but lowborn, a proud and disciplined soldier emboldened by his shrewdness and self-made wealth. It is also home to Lucius Cornelius Sulla, a handsome young aristocrat corrupted by powerty, a shameless pleasure seeker.

Two men of extraordinary vision, men of ruthless ambition, both blessed and cursed by the special favour of Fortune. men fated to lay the foundations of the most awesome empire ever known, and to play out a mighty struggle for power and glory - for Marius and Sulla share a formidable ambition- to become First Man in Rome.

By: Colleen McCullough
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 45mm
Weight: 708g
ISBN: 9780099462484
ISBN 10: 0099462486
Series: Masters of Rome
Pages: 1056
Publication Date: 01 August 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for First Man In Rome

The author's narrative flows as easily as Father tiber ... A grandly meaty historical novel ... rich with gracefully integrated research and thundering to the beat of marching roman legions Kirkus Reviews