The Ides of March

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March, 44 BC. Rome, in all her glory, has expanded her territories beyond the wildest dreams of her citizens, led by Caius Julius Caesar – Pontifex Maximus, dictator perpetuo, invincible military leader and only fifty-six years old. He is a man in command of his destiny, who wields enormous power throughout the vast empire. However his god-given mission – to end the blood-splattered fratricidal wars, reconcile implacably hostile factions and preserve Roman civilization and world order – is teetering dangerously close to collapse.

Paralysed by incessant plotting and intrigues at court, he has launched a military campaign against the Parthians. But his power is draining away. Neither the heroic Publius Sextus, Caesar's most faithful legionnaire and comrade of a thousend battles, nor the loving devotion of Calpurnia, Caesar's wife, nor the attentions of his mistress Servilia, his physician Antistius and his second-in-command Silius Salvidienus can succeed in halting the inexorably evolving plot against him...

The "Ides of March" is a gripping thriller that masterfully unravels the politcal scheming, emotional intensity and dramatic power surrounding one of the most crucial turning points in the history of Western civilation.

Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Rome, Caesar, englisch, Geschichte