The Gates of Rome - Conn Iggulden

...them to be trained in the way of Roman warriors. While the Roman Empire continues to grow the two boys are trained by an ex Gladiator until Gaius's father is killed during a slave revolt. Gaius is left as the man of the house and heads to Rome to learn politics from his uncle Marius, one of the greatest politicians and Generals in Rome. While the city edges towards Civil War, Gaius learns his trade, but what will become of the young Roman now he ...
...English Tutor Conn Iggulden. Although the series does not focus on actual events as such he has used true events as a basis. From there he has expanded each story enough to make an incredibly interesting and enthralling novel. It's important to remember that it is only loosely based on true events while you are reading it. If you are looking for true accounts of Caesar's life then I'd say hit the history books but this makes fantastic Historical ...

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This book is about the youth of Gaius Julius Caesar and Marcus Brutus. They grow up together, sharing a deep friendship, and getting into trouble as a pair. As they grow older, Gaius' father hires a famous ex-gladiator to train them, which he does with plenty of abuse. When the ex-gladiator wounds Gaius, it is Marcus who takes revenge. Gaius' father is killed in a slave revolt, and Gaius assumes his adult name of Julius. He goes to his uncle for ...
...course, Julius is involved in. The ending then sets up the next book in the series. As a novel, it's an excellent book. There's warfare, politics, romance, and intrigue. Iggulden has created a very believable world. If you have studied the period you will doubtless find inaccuracies, but for the average reader it gives a convincing impression of what life in Ancient Rome might be like. The two main characters are perhaps the best part of the book. ...

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"The Gates of Rome" is the first book in the "Emperor" series. The series concentrates on one man. His name is Gaius Julius Caesar, the first Roman Emperor. Gaius is young at the beginning and his best and only friend is Marcus, whose parents had died and so Julius Caesar took him in. The book goes through their education and the army training and then their experiences of Rome. Gaius and Marcus worked very hard in their lessons and Gaius, in his ...
...They were taught by the best gladiator, who was almost mad. He almost killed them once a day and at the end of their training he said that they would have finished if they managed to kill him in a dual. At that time there are riots in Rome and Gaius, his father, the gladiator and everyone else on the estate had to defend it. His father dies in the fight and because his father was powerful in the senate then he had to take his place in turn. Therefore ...

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In the first novel of Caesar's coming of age Iggulden straight away had adopted an authentic story. Packed with battle scenes, glory and romance Iggulden shows his skills in this dynamic 1st edition to the Emperor Series. The perfect start to a thrilling quadrant of drama and originality.Amazing ...

1984tomboy 05.05.2008
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...do my work, just like the others this is a phenomenal piece of modern literature that focuses on the life of Julius Caesar. Conn Iggulden has truly pulled out all the stops in this exquisite and delightful book, with everything so vividly described and detailed that it almost sucks one into the scene. If only I was able to write half as magnificently as Mr. Iggulden then I would consider myself a very lucky chap. I could read these books until I ...
...could get him to do the same for say Alexander The Great would make a killing too. Each book focuses on the seperate stages of Gaius Julius Caesar's most famous life. But unlike a piece of non-fiction this book describes his life like a novel, This is a hisrorical novel. I wouldn't recommend this unless you have read the others though so that you can get the feeling of continuity. ...

Shifthipotep 04.05.2007 (11.05.2007) · Read full review
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i read all the books in this series, one after the other, so it is hard for me to distinguish where one book ends and another starts - if you know what i mean. So i am going to comment on the whole series. And they were wonderful, absolutely fantastic. As i mentioned before, i read all the books one after the other and they were splendid, i just couldn't stop. These books grip you right from the beginning and you can't put them down all the way through, ...

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