Emperor
| Title | Emperor
The death of kings |
|---|---|
| Author | Conn Iggulden |
| Publication | Harper Collins |
| Size | 551p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 9780007136919 |
| Topics |
English fiction--Biographical English fiction--Historical English fiction--War stories Caesar, Gaius Julius (Roman emperor, 100-44 BC) Rome--History--146-30 B.C Rome--History--Fiction |
| Notes | The second book in the Emperor series, which follows the life of Julius Caesar. Exiled from Rome by the new Dictator, Sulla, Gaius Julius Caesar is serving with a naval legion. After playing a crucial part in liberating a Roman fort in Mytilene under the command of rebels, Julius receives the honour wreath and increases his standing among his men yet further. Despite this success, his war galley is attacked and captured by pirates, with Julius himself receiving a serious head injury. The alliance between Mithridates and the pirates of Cilicia, forged during the Second Mithridatic War, allowed piracy to thrive in the Mediterranean. Julius' household fares no better with its head serving at sea: Cornelia, Julius' wife is assaulted by Sulla despite being heavily pregnant. Julius and Cornelia's daughter is born and named Julia in honour of her father. Marcus Brutus meanwhile has finished his term with a legion in Macedon and is causing trouble with the locals on his return journey to Rome. He and Renius manage to meet jealous husbands and vindictive fathers before returning to the city. In the city itself, Julius' estate manager Tubruk swears revenge on Sulla and schemes to sell himself back into slavery in order to enter Sulla's household. [wikipedia] |
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