The Gates of Rome

The Gates of Rome
Conn Iggulden

The astonishing life of Julius Caesar is recreated in a magnificent novel that brilliantly interweaves history and adventure.Emperor: The Gates of Rome is an epic tale of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal, from an outstanding voice in historical fiction.From the spectacle of gladiatorial combat to the intrigue of the Senate, from the foreign wars that created an empire to the betrayals that almost tore it apart, the Emperor novels tell the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest Roman of them all: Julius Caesar.Brilliantly interweaving history and adventure, The Gates of Rome introduces an ambitious young man facing his first great test. 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 will be in the thick of the action.

EMPEROR THE GATES OF ROME

CONN IGGULDEN

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First published in Great Britain by HarperCollinsPublishers 2003

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Source ISBN: 9780007437122

Ebook Edition © December 2013 ISBN: 9780007321759

Version: 2017-05-20

To my son Cameron and to my brother Hal,the other member of the Black Cat Club

Contents

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Title Page (#u3632ba9d-ec74-5277-930b-7746edb0eae8)

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Dedication (#ud103440e-ffb8-5ea0-baa8-2b70890f867d)

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