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In this second volume of Conn Iggulden’s Emperor series, Julius Caesar faces a series of harrowing challenges. After being forced into exile, he serves aboard a war galley in the Mediterranean, earning a fearsome reputation. Captured by pirates, he endures months of captivity before being abandoned on the north African coast. There, he assembles a group of recruits, forming a formidable unit that seeks vengeance and suppresses an uprising in Greece. Returning to Rome as a celebrated hero, Caesar confronts growing danger from his rivals. He reunites with boyhood companion Brutus, and together they must face a new crisis threatening the city—a rebellion led by the gladiator Spartacus.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Historical Fiction/Ancient Historical Fiction
Authors: Conn Iggulden
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