After the brutal murder of his great-uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite vicious power struggles, bloody wars and family strife, to transform his realm and become the greatest ruler the western world had ever seen.

Format: Paperback
Published: in UK in 2003
Publisher: Vintage Books
Pages: 352
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780099445081
ISBN 10: 0099445085