Caesars Women, Colleen McCullough
Caesars Women, Colleen McCullough
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Caesar's Women

Author: Colleen McCullough

Narrator: Michael York

Abridged: 5 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/01/1996


Synopsis

In the blockbuster tradition of The First Man in Rome -- Colleen Mccullough's monumental Masters of Rome series continues.

The man behind the legend...the women behind the man.

Villain or hero? Debated for centuries, the volcanic soul of Julius Caesar comes dramatically to life in the new masterpiece of historical fiction from the #1 bestselling author of The Thorn Birds.

In this sweeping saga, McCullough traces Caesar's rise to prominence in his world, beginning with his triumphant entry into a new battlefield -- the Roman Forum, where wars are waged with words and schemes, and where today's ally may be tomorrow's foe. Caesar's victories are not limited to the political arena, however; he also conquers Rome's noblewomen, including the powerful and vindictive Servilia, mother of a youth called Brutus. Yet the one thing he never gives to any of the women who love him or want him is himself -- to Caesar, love is just another weapon in his political arsenal.

Epic in scope, razor-sharp in detail, Caesar's Women paints an indelible portrait of a man willing to seize any means of moving toward his ultimate goal -- to be the greatest of all Rome's First Men, the leader of a world that echoes our own too closely for comfort.

About Colleen McCullough

Colleen McCullough, a native of Australia, established the department of neurophysiology at the Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney before working as a researcher at Yale Medical School for ten years. She is the bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Thorn Birds, and lives with her husband on Norfolk Island in the South Pacific.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark on October 13, 2023

Caesar’s Women, #4 in the Masters of Rome Series by Colleen McCullough was one hell of a work-out. This is my least favourite of this series, but I still loved it. Let me explain. Caesar’s Women isn’t the best title. Sure, there are numerous key women in this instalment, and many bump into the rake-l......more

Goodreads review by LeAnn on July 19, 2009

In Caesar's Women, McCullough finally hits her storytelling stride. Caesar really comes to life, and what a life that is. McCullough is a sympathetic biographer who persuasively fills in the historical outline for Caesar's political career in the fourth novel in her Masters of Rome series, covering......more

Goodreads review by Geraldine on October 04, 2024

Advertencia: debido a que todavía estoy enferma y a que llevar demasiados días sin poder librarme de la maldita enfermedad me ha puesto de un humor extraordinariamente malo, esta cosa posiblemente va a ser un desastre infinitamente peor que el anterior. Yo avisé. No, el libro no tiene la culpa. Este,......more

Goodreads review by Paula on February 10, 2011

I really wish they could have found a better title for this book, it smacks of soft porn and ripped bodices, but that being said, mcculllough is at her usual suberb best, bringing ancient history to life and giving you a feeling of having been there with them. granted. caesar was surrounded by women......more

Goodreads review by Gumble's Yard - Golden Reviewer on April 07, 2018

Fourth in the “Masters of Rome” series, this book has two main themes: The first is the rise of Caesar, which McCullough portrays (as the title advertises) from the point of view of the women in his life: particularly his influential and independent mother Aurelia (the one person Sulla regarded as an......more