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Грандиозный по своему замыслу и яркий в деталях, шестой роман Колин Маккалоу из цикла «Владыки Рима» переносит читателей в сложный и увлекательный мир последних дней Римской республики. На пике своего могущества Гай Юлий Цезарь оказывается втянутым в гражданскую войну в Египте, где он очарован Клеопатрой, золотоглазой царицей этой страны. Однако долг призывает его забыть свою любовь и вернуться в Рим, где власть его кажется неколебимой, но на деле зиждется на зыбкой почве: у Цезаря нет наследника, а потому преемником его может стать любой, у кого достанет храбрости свергнуть могущественного правителя. Близятся мартовские иды, а…

Caesar may be the nominal protagonist of this last novel in a series of six chronicling the demise of the Roman Republic, but the presiding spirit is that of Octavian (later Augustus), Caesar's successor and Rome's first emperor. McCullough's Octavian is as complex and gifted as her Caesar, but far less moral, just or merciful-a fitting ruler for a Rome grown too unwieldy for republican government. Blessed with the same immediacy and breezy style that made the tumultuous first century B.C. come alive in previous volumes (The First Man of Rome; Caesar: Let the Dice Fly; etc.), McCullough's heady novel begins with Caesar as dictator of Rome.…

A SWEEPING EPIC OF ANCIENT ROME FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THORN BIRDSWith her renowned storytelling gifts in full force, Colleen McCullough delivers a breathtaking novel that is both grand in scope and vivid in detail -- and proves once again why she is the top historical novelist of our time. In the last days of the Roman Republic, Gaius Julius Caesar is both adored and despised -- but his rule is unshakable. Forced by civil war to leave his beguiling mistress Cleopatra, Caesar turns his eye to the future: who is to inherit the throne of Roman power? But in the shadows of the empire, the talk is of murder. Who among his…

In the last days of the Roman Republic, Gaius Julius Caesar is both adored and despised -- but his rule is unshakable. Forced by civil war to leave his beguiling mistress Cleopatra, Caesar turns his eye to the future: who is to inherit the throne of Roman power? But in the shadows of the empire, the talk is of murder. Who among his associates has the cunning and skill to fell the fierce leader -- and brave the dangerous consequences of that cataclysmic act?

Это была одним из последних крупных внутренних конфликтов в Римской республике — гражданская война 49 — 45 годов до н. э. События 48 — 42 гг. до н. э. — об уходе последнего великого республиканца Гая Юлия Цезаря (100—44 до н. э.) и первых шагах основателя Римской империи на мировой арене Гай Октавия (63 до н. э. — 19 гг. н. э.), который станет императором Цезарем, а потом Августом. Помпей! Он пожил своё. Через пару месяцев ему стукнет пятьдесят восемь. Время неумолимо. Перед ним всё впустую. Вся эта возня, борьба за власть. На его место зарятся многие; они уже ссорятся между собой, кто будет великим понтификом, когда умрёт Цезарь! Как…

With her renowned storytelling gifts in full force, Colleen McCullough delivers a breathtaking novel that proves once again that she is the top historical novelist of our time.

Grand in scope and vivid in detail, McCullough’s gripping narrative thrusts readers headlong into the complex and fascinating world of Rome in the tumultuous last days of the Republic. At the height of his power, Gaius Julius Caesar becomes embroiled in a civil war in Egypt, where he finds himself enraptured by Cleopatra, the nation's golden-eyed queen. To do his duty as a Roman, however, he must forsake his love and return to the capital to rule.

Though Caesar’s grip on power seems unshakable, the political landscape is treacherous—the returning hero has no obvious successor, and his legacy seems to be the prize for any man with the courage and cunning to fell Rome’s laurelled leader. Caesar’s jealous enemies masquerade as friends and scheme to oust the autocrat from power and restore true republican government to Rome. But as the plot races to its dramatic conclusion, it becomes clear that with the stakes this high, no alliance is sacred and no motives are pure.