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Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 Masters of Rome
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y separately published work icon The First Man in Rome Colleen McCullough , London Sydney : Century , 1990 Z314629 1990 single work novel historical fiction

'Presents the stories of Marius, wealthy but lowborn, and Sulla, penniless though aristocratic and debauched - men of vision whose ambitions will lay the foundations of the most awesome empire ever known.' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , Milsons Point : Random House Australia , 1991 Z61464 1991 single work novel historical fiction

'Rome, 97 BC:

'Gaius Marius is triumphant. Under his command, Rome has conquered the Western world, weathered invasion and crushed its enemies. There is just one prize left to him: an unprecedented seventh consulship.

'But the greatest prize demands the highest price. Marius, now aging and ailing, is pitted against a new generation of assassins, power-seekers, and Senate intriguers. There are many who would like to see him fail, not least Lucius Cornelius Sulla, once his closest ally, now his most dangerous rival.

'Sulla and Marius' contest can only be won through treachery and blood. As a deadly enmity engulfs both men and plunges them towards madness, Rome must fight its own battle for survival.'

Source : publisher's blurb

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y separately published work icon Fortune's Favourites Colleen McCullough , London : Century , 1993 Z481578 1993 single work novel historical fiction

'With incomparable storytelling skill, New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough brings Rome alive in all her majesty—and illuminates the world of those favored by the gods at birth.

'In a time of cataclysmic upheaval, a bold new generation of Romans vied for greatness amid the disintegrating remnants of their beloved Republic. They were the chosen...and the cursed—blessed with wealth and privilege yet burdened by the dictates of destiny in a savage struggle for power that would leave countless numbers crushed and destroyed. But there was one who would tower above them all—a brilliant and beautiful boy whose ambition was unparalleled, whose love was legend, and whose glory was Rome's: a boy they would one day call "Caesar."' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Caesar's Women Colleen McCullough , Milsons Point London : Century , 1996 Z335462 1996 single work novel historical fiction

'New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough re-creates an extraordinary epoch before the mighty Republic belonged to Julius Caesar—when Rome's noblewomen were his greatest conquest.

'His victories were legend—in battle and bedchamber alike. Love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum. Genius, general, patrician, Gaius Julius Caesar was history. His wives bought him influence. He sacrificed his beloved daughter on the altar of ambition. He burned for the cold-hearted mistress he could never dare trust. Caesar's women all knew—and feared—his power. He adored them, used them, destroyed them on his irresistible rise to prominence. And one of them would seal his fate.' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon Caesar : Let the Dice Fly Colleen McCullough , New York (City) : William Morrow , 1997 Z50873 1997 single work novel historical fiction

'The fifth book in the epic Masters of Rome series. Gaul. 54 BC. Julius Caesar sweeps across Gaul, brutally subduing the united tribes who defy the Republic. But, at home, his enemies are orchestrating his downfall and disgrace. Vindictive schemers like Cato and Bibulus, the spineless Cicero, the avaricious Brutus. Even Pompey the Great, Caesar's former ally. But all have underestimated Caesar. And when the Senate refuse to give him his due he marches upon his own country, an army prepared to die for him at his back. For rome is his destiny - a destiny that will impel him triumphantly on to the banks of the Rubicon, and beyond, into legend, as the noblest Roman of them all.' (Publication summary)

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y separately published work icon The October Horse Colleen McCullough , New York (City) : Simon and Schuster , 2002 Z990978 2002 single work novel historical fiction

'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.' (Publication summary)

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First known date: 1990
      1990-2002 .

Works about this Work

I Colleen Janet Hawley , 2007 single work biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 10 February 2007; (p. 26)
Toga Party in Macquarie Street Susan Wyndham , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 May 2004; (p. 37)
Wyndham looks at NSW Premier Bob Carr's and Colleen McCullough's mutual interest in the world of Ancient Rome.
Happy as a Roman Peter Charlton , 1997 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 March 1997; (p. 11)
Toga Party in Macquarie Street Susan Wyndham , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22-23 May 2004; (p. 37)
Wyndham looks at NSW Premier Bob Carr's and Colleen McCullough's mutual interest in the world of Ancient Rome.
Happy as a Roman Peter Charlton , 1997 single work column
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 11 March 1997; (p. 11)
I Colleen Janet Hawley , 2007 single work biography
— Appears in: Good Weekend , 10 February 2007; (p. 26)
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