By the author of Stoner, the surprise international bestseller
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: Augustus Caesar, the first Roman Emperor.
Building on impeccable research, John Williams brings the legendary figure of Augustus vividly to life, and invests his characters with such profound humanity that we enter completely into the heat and danger of their lives and times.
- ISBN10 1322030359
- ISBN13 9781322030357
- Publish Date 1 January 2014 (first published 6 February 2003)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 14 April 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint New York Review of Books
- Format eBook
- Language English