Emperor: the Gates Of Rome
by:
Conn Iggulden (author)
The ultimate Rome storyFrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest Roman of them all:...
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The ultimate Rome storyFrom the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate, from the foreign wars that secure the power of the empire to the betrayals that threaten to tear it apart, this is the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest Roman of them all: Julius Caesar.In the city of Rome, a titanic power struggle is about to shake the Republic to its core. Citizen will fight citizen in a bloody conflict – and Julius Caesar, cutting his teeth in battle, will be in the thick of the action.The first instalment in the bestselling Emperor series.
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Format: kindle
ISBN:
9780007321759
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Adventure,
Novels,
Cultural,
Italy,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
War,
Military,
Roman,
Action
Series: Emperor (#1)
My knowledge of Julius Caesar is limited to what they teach you in high school. Based on the high school I went to, I'm going to guess even that knowledge is very limited and potentially inaccurate. Maybe it was my limited knowledge that made me feel rather "meh" about this novel. If I didn't know t...
Started off slow, but really ramped up. Lots of cool stuff will be interesting to see what happens in the following books. Admittedly I've forgotten a lot about Julius Caesar and Rome.
The Gates of Rome is the starting book of Iggulden's Emperor series that chronicles the life of Julius Caesar. This first book takes us from Julius' childhood growing up with Marcus Brutus (yes, of 'et tu Brute' fame!), until he joins a Roman legion in Greece during his late teens. Although the de...
I love this section of history, and not just for all the dramatized literature, TV, and movies the life of Julius Caesar has inspired. So it would be hard for me to not enjoy a historical fiction based on this man’s life. The Gates of Rome does not disappoint. Conn Iggulden captured the early life o...
What a disappointment. I did not like one character. I read (ok, listened to) 50% of this book hoping that one single character would appeal to me. None did. So, I stopped and then realized I had only one audiobook left on my Mp3 and freaked out, time to go shopping.
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