From the author of the captivating bestseller The First Man in Rome, the timeless saga of power, passion, and conflict in Ancient Rome continues.
The magnificent glory of Republican Rome is threatened when a struggle for power erupts among the men who shaped its hard-won peace. At its center are two extraordinary leaders: Gaius Marius, the general who saved Rome from Barbarian invasions, desperately trying to extend his reign for a prophesied and unprecedented seventh term as Consul; and Lucius Cornelius Sulla, once Marius' most trusted right-hand man, now a dangerous rival hungry for his own taste of political success.
As the two men battle for position, they are surrounded by a new generation of statesman, soldiers, and lovers, from Senate intriguers and their ambitious wives to the child of destiny, Gaius Julius Caesar.
An absorbing tale of a Republic fighting for its survival in a world of treachery, barbarism, and never-ending war, The Grass Crown is a remarkable entry in Colleen McCullough's brilliant and unprecedented series on the rise and fall of the world's greatest civilization.
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"At last! A book from Colleen McCullough that both has great characters and a storyline that keeps my attention. Although I am slightly sad that I can no longer write McCollough off as someone who creates amazing characters who whisper in my mind for weeks, yet whose books are dull enough I can put them down for a month mid-read and not feel that I've lost anything when the characters finally convince me to put the books back up. It was such an interesting phenomenon."
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