A famous tale, of truly epic dimensions, it ranges from Rome to Greece to Egypt and back to Rome it shows how brilliant generalship can completely turn the odds, how overwhelming success can change even the best of men it depicts brilliantly those famous names - Caesar, Marcus Brutus, Mark Antony, Pompey, Cicero, Cleopatra, Ptolemy - so that they appear anew. How will Caesar prevail? And at what cost? 'The Gods of War' is the story of ambition and loyalty, of friendship and power, of love and war. So far amassing a total of four novels, it has pretty much captured the entirety of the War of the Roses itself from beginning to end. For across the Empire - in Spain, Africa, Greece, across Asia Minor - there are legions loyal to Pompey. Featuring tales of heroism and treachery, this runs through a whole range of different human emotions and grand arcs, as this is one series that really has it all. And even after the city itself is taken and Julius, Brutus, Mark Antony and Octavian re-enter in triumph, there are many battles left to fight. But waging war on your own people is never easy. His goal: to unseat Pompey, now dictator of the Empire. Julius Caesar, fresh from triumph in Britain and Gaul, is marching on Rome with his legions of hardened veterans. Caesar must fight his toughest battle yet - with Rome itself. The fourth and final volume in the acclaimed Emperor series, in which Conn Iggulden brilliantly weaves history and adventure to recreate the astonishing life of Julius Caesar.
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