Emperor

Julius Caesar is fighting hard for his place in the great empire of Rome...
The young Julius Caesar is serving on board a war galley, gaining a fearsome reputation. Then his ship is captured, and he is ransomed and then abandoned on the north African coast. After gathering a force of men powerful enough not only to gain vengeance on his captors but also to suppress an uprising in Greece, he returns to Rome a hero. But then Julius finds he must fight again. For a new crisis is threatening the city. In the unexpected form of a rebellious gladiator named Spartacus ...
The Death of Kings is part of the bestselling Emperor series, an epic story of rivalry and betrayal that combines history and adventure to stunning effect.
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