Masters Of Rome

Author : Colleen McCullough
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780063019799

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The First Man in Rome by Colleen McCullough Pdf

With extraordinary narrative power, New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough sweeps the reader into a whirlpool of pageantry and passion, bringing to vivid life the most glorious epoch in human history. When the world cowered before the legions of Rome, two extraordinary men dreamed of personal glory: the military genius and wealthy rural "upstart" Marius, and Sulla, penniless and debauched but of aristocratic birth. Men of exceptional vision, courage, cunning, and ruthless ambition, separately they faced the insurmountable opposition of powerful, vindictive foes. Yet allied they could answer the treachery of rivals, lovers, enemy generals, and senatorial vipers with intricate and merciless machinations of their own—to achieve in the end a bloody and splendid foretold destiny . . . and win the most coveted honor the Republic could bestow.

Author : Colleen McCullough
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2013-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781476767659

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Antony and Cleopatra by Colleen McCullough Pdf

In this final novel in the Roman series, McCullough turns her attention to the legendary romance of Antony and Cleopatra.

Author : Robert Fabbri
Publisher : Atlantic Books
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2015-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780857899644

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Masters of Rome by Robert Fabbri Pdf

Britannia, 45 AD: In the shadow of Stonehenge, Vespasian's brother, Sabinus, is captured by druids. The druids want to offer a potent sacrifice to their gods - not just one Roman Legate, but two. They know that Vespasian will come after his brother, and they plan to sacrifice the siblings on a summer's day. But to whom will they be making this sacrifice? What were the gods of this land before the Celts came? Only the druids still hold the secret and it is one of pure evil. Vespasian must strive to save his brother whilst completing the conquest of the haunted isle, before he is drawn inexorably back to Rome and the heart of Imperial politics. Claudius' three freedmen remain at the locus of power. As Messalina's time as Empress comes to a bloody end, the three freedmen each back a different mistress. But which woman will be victorious? And at what price for Vespasian?

Author : John Stack
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 25 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007432448

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Master of Rome (Masters of the Sea) by John Stack Pdf

A stirring adventure novel set amid the tumultuous clashes between the Roman and Carthaginian empires, battling for control of the Mediterranean, north Africa and Rome itself.

Author : Simon Turney,Gordon Doherty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 391 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781800242104

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Masters of Rome by Simon Turney,Gordon Doherty Pdf

Their rivalry will change the world forever. As competition for the imperial throne intensifies, Constantine and Maxentius realise their childhood friendship cannot last. Each man struggles to control their respective quadrant of empire, battered by currents of politics, religion and personal tragedy, threatened by barbarian forces and enemies within. With their positions becoming at once stronger and more troubled, the strained threads of their friendship begin to unravel. Unfortunate words and misunderstandings finally sever their ties, leaving them as bitter opponents in the greatest game of all, with the throne of Rome the prize. It is a matter that can only be settled by outright war... 'A page turner from beginning to end... A damn fine read' Ben Kane, author of Lionheart (on Sons of Rome) 'The Rise of Emperors series is first-rate Roman fiction. Doherty and Turney each breathe life into their respective characters with insight and humanity' Matthew Harffy, author of Wolf of Wessex 'A nuanced portrait of an intriguing emperor' The Times (on Turney's Commodus) 'A meticulously researched and vivid reimagining of an almost forgotten civilisation' Douglas Jackson, author of Hero of Rome (on Doherty's Empires of Bronze) 'An intriguing and highly polished piece of historical fiction' James Tivendale from Grimdark (on Sons of Rome)

Author : Colleen McCullough
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 1152 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780063019805

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The Grass Crown by Colleen McCullough Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough returns us to an age of magnificent triumphs, volcanic passions, and barbaric cruelties. Throughout the Western world, great kingdoms have fallen and despots lay crushed beneath the heels of Rome's advancing legions. But now internal rebellion threatens the stability of the mighty Republic. An aging, ailing Gaius Marius, heralded conqueror of Germany and Numidia, longs for that which was prophesied many years before: an unprecedented seventh consulship of Rome. It is a prize to be won only through treachery and with blood, pitting Marius against a new generation of assassins, power-seekers, and Senate intriguers—and setting him at odds with the ambitious, tormented Lucius Cornelius Sulla, once Marius's most trusted right-hand man, now his most dangerous rival.

Author : Colleen McCullough
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780063019836

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Caesar by Colleen McCullough Pdf

In the long, fabled history of Rome, never was there one more adored -- yet more feared -- than Gaius Julius Caesar. Invincible on the field of battle, he commands the love and loyalty of those who fight at his side and would gladly give their lives for his glory. Yet in Rome there are enemies everywhere orchestrating his downfall and disgrace. Fanatical rivals like Cato and Bibulus would tear Rome asunder just to destroy her greatest champion -- using their wiles, position, and false promises to seduce others into the fold: vacillating Cicero, the spineless Brutus ... even Pompey the Great, Caesar's former ally. But only ill fortune can come to the "Good Men" who underestimate Caesar. For Rome is his glorious destiny -- one that will impel him reluctantly to the banks of the Rubicon ... and beyond, into triumphant legend.

Author : John Stack
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 13 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007309986

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Ship of Rome (Masters of the Sea) by John Stack Pdf

Against a backdrop of the clash of the Roman and Carthaginian empires, the battle for sovereignty takes place on the high seas

Author : John Stack
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-01-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007351800

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Captain of Rome (Masters of the Sea) by John Stack Pdf

The second installment of the thrilling maritime adventure; two mighty empires battle each other for control of the high seas.

Author : Livy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Latin language
ISBN : HARVARD:HN64TL

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The seven kings of Rome by Livy Pdf

Author : Colleen McCullough
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 1136 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780063019812

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Fortune's Favorites by Colleen McCullough Pdf

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."

Author : Julian Reynolds
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781477164600

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Defending Rome: The Masters of the Soldiers by Julian Reynolds Pdf

For its last eighty years, the Western Roman Empire was ruled by emperors who were unable to provide the leadership demanded by the crisis the Empire faced throughout this period. Power was exercised instead by the commanders of the Western armies, the magisteri militum or Masters of the Soldiers, four of whom stood out – Stilicho, Constantius, Aetius and Ricimer. Challenged by barbarian invasions, constantly diminishing resources, and indifference and sometimes hostility from the imperial court, the Senate and the Roman people, these men prolonged the existence of the Empire in the West beyond what would otherwise have been its natural span. This book tells the story of the collapse of the Western Empire, as seen through the lives of these individuals, a collapse that ended more than political and military structures, that encompassed the end of an ancient pagan culture and the inception of the age of Christianity.

Author : Colleen McCullough
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780063019829

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Caesar's Women by Colleen McCullough Pdf

New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough re-creates an extraordinary epoch before the mighty Republic belonged to Julius Caesar—when Rome's noblewomen were his greatest conquest. His victories were legend—in battle and bedchamber alike. Love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum. Genius, general, patrician, Gaius Julius Caesar was history. His wives bought him influence. He sacrificed his beloved daughter on the altar of ambition. He burned for the cold-hearted mistress he could never dare trust. Caesar's women all knew—and feared—his power. He adored them, used them, destroyed them on his irresistible rise to prominence. And one of them would seal his fate.

Author : Simon Turney,Gordon Doherty
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 497 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781800242098

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Sons of Rome by Simon Turney,Gordon Doherty Pdf

'A page turner from beginning to end... A damn fine read' Ben Kane. Four Emperors. Two Friends. One Destiny. As twilight descends on the 3rd century AD, the Roman Empire is but a shadow of its former self. Decades of usurping emperors, splinter kingdoms and savage wars have left the people beleaguered, the armies weary and the future uncertain. And into this chaos Emperor Diocletian steps, reforming the succession to allow for not one emperor to rule the world, but four. Meanwhile, two boys share a chance meeting in the great city of Treverorum as Diocletian's dream is announced to the imperial court. Throughout the years that follow, they share heartbreak and glory as that dream sours and the empire endures an era of tyranny and dread. Their lives are inextricably linked, their destinies ever-converging as they rise through Rome's savage stations, to the zenith of empire. For Constantine and Maxentius, the purple robes beckon... Praise for Gordon Doherty and Simon Turney: 'A page turner from beginning to end... A damn fine read' Ben Kane, author of Lionheart 'The Rise of Emperors series is first-rate Roman fiction. Doherty and Turney each breathe life into their respective characters with insight and humanity' Matthew Harffy, author of Wolf of Wessex 'A nuanced portrait of an intriguing emperor' The Times (on Turney's Commodus) 'A meticulously researched and vivid reimagining of an almost forgotten civilisation' Douglas Jackson, author of Hero of Rome (on Doherty's Empires of Bronze) 'Sons of Rome is an intriguing and highly polished piece of historical fiction' James Tivendale from Grimdark Magazine

Author : Conn Iggulden
Publisher : Michael Joseph
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0718159845

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Stormbird by Conn Iggulden Pdf

In 1437, after years of regency, the pious and gentle Henry VI, the Lamb, comes of age and accedes to the English throne. His poor health and frailty of mind render him a weakling king - Henry depends on his closest men, Spymaster Derry Brewer and William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, to run his kingdom. Yet there are those, such as the Plantagenet Richard, Duke of York, who believe England must be led by a strong king if she is to survive. With England's territories in France under threat, and rumours of revolt at home, fears grow that Henry and his advisers will see the country slide into ruin. With a secret deal struck for Henry to marry a young French noblewoman, Margaret of Anjou, those fears become all too real. As storm clouds gather over England, King Henry and his supporters find themselves besieged abroad and at home. Who, or what can save the kingdom before it is too late?