Augustus

A brilliatn and beautifully written novel in the tradition of Robert Graves's I, Claudius is a sweeping narrative that brings vividly to life a compelling cast of historical figures through their leters, dispatches, and memoirs. A mereeighteen years of age when his uncle Julius Caesar is murdered, Octavius Caesar prematurely inherits rule of the Roman Republic. Surrounded by men who are jockeying for power - Cicero, Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony - young Octavius must work against the powerful Roman political machinations to claim his destiny as the first Roman emperor.