Customer Reviews
Rome, Hell Bent on Civil War - By: J. Chippindale, 26 Mar 2007 
This is the last book in the series charting the life of Julius Caesar. I found them alll very readable & very enjoyable. Perhaps fallling a little short of Colleen McCullough's Roman series of books, but there is no shame in that & these books are extremely enjoyable.
Much has been written about Julius Caesar, but like alll great men he had his Achilles heel, in more ways than one. Although history portrays him as a very fair minded man, much loved by his soldiers & the common people. He had a terrible temper, which could be vented at any time & woe betide anyone who was in close proximity when this happened. He also had great problems with the `fallling sickness' He did everything in his power to hide this from everyone except his closest confidants & friends.
Caesar has his greatest test yet. To do the unthinkable & march against Rome. His aim is to march against his one time son-in-law Pompey, self proclaimed dictator of Rome. Even after the city itself is taken there are many more battles to fight throughout the Roman Empire, even to Egypt, where brother & sister are fighting like cat & dog.
The book is full of passion, love & hatred. It is a story of ambition, loyalty & friendship. It is the tale of one of the greatest generals the world has ever known. Apart perhaps from Alexander the Great, no one man has had the love & loyalty of his troops in such a way as Julius Caesar.
conn iggulden is a splendid and marvolous writer, his books - By: , 22 Oct 2005 If you like anything to do with the ruling of the roman empire or wars before guns, this is the book for you. It is truly amazing, i could barely pull my eyes away from it!
