Fortune's Favourites

With incomparable storytelling skill, New York Times bestselling author Colleen McCullough brings Rome alive in all her majesty—and illuminates the world of those favoured by the gods at birth.In a time of cataclysmic upheaval, a bold new generation of Romans vied for greatness amid the disintegrating remnants of their beloved Republic. They were the chosen...and the cursed—blessed with wealth and privilege yet burdened by the dictates of destiny in a savage struggle for power that would leave countless numbers crushed and destroyed. But there was one who would tower above them all—a brilliant and beautiful boy whose ambition was unparalleled, whose love was legend, and whose glory was Rome's: a boy they would one day call "Caesar." Continues the story of the rise of the Roman Empire. Sulla returns from exile, declares himself dictator, and shortly thereafter retires. Pompey, who at age twenty-two begins to call himself Magnus (the Great), jumps into politics with plans to take Sulla's place. Also coming to manhood is Julius Caesar, who sheds his priestly robes to become involved in political affairs. Some violence. Companion to "The first man in Rome" (CC04170) and "The grass crown" (CC04331). 1993 They were blessed by the gods at birth with wealth and privilege. In a time of cataclysmic upheaval, a bold new generation of Romans vied for greatness amid the disintegrating remnants of their beloved Republic. But there was one who towered above them all -- a brilliant and beautiful boy whose ambition was unequaled, whose love was legend and whose glory was Rome's. A boy they would one day call "Caesar." The third volume of a saga set in ancient Rome focuses on the political fortunes of Julius Caesar, a soldier destined for greatness, Sulla the dictator; and the ambitious Pompey, as well as Spartacus's slave revolt In the midst of a disintegrating Republic, Sulla, the dictator of ancient Rome, retires; the brutally ambitious Pompey appoints himself Magnus; and a young Julius Caesar emerges as a towering figure to his people