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After the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite vicious power struggles, bloody wars and family strife, to transform his realm and become the greatest ruler the...

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Main Authors: Williams, John, 1922-1994
Group Author: McGahern, John, 1934-2006
Published: Vintage,
Publisher Address: London :
Publication Dates: 2003.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Vintage classics
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Summary: After the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite vicious power struggles, bloody wars and family strife, to transform his realm and become the greatest ruler the western world had ever seen.
Carrier Form: xiii, 317 pages ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 9780099445081 (paperback) :
0099445085 (paperback)
Index Number: PS3545
CLC: I712.45
Call Number: I712.45/W724-5
Contents: Originally published: New York: Viking, 1972; London: Allen Lane, 1973.