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  <default_description>In the long, fabled history of Rome, never was there one more adored -- yet more feared -- than Gaius Julius Caesar. Invincible on the field of battle, he commands the love and loyalty of those who fight at his side and would gladly give their lives for his glory. Yet in Rome there are enemies everywhere orchestrating his downfall and disgrace. Fanatical rivals like Cato and Bibulus would tear Rome asunder just to destroy her greatest champion -- using their wiles, position, and false promises to seduce others into the fold: vacillating Cicero, the spineless Brutus ... even Pompey the Great, Caesar's former ally. But only ill fortune can come to the &quot;Good Men&quot; who underestimate Caesar. For Rome &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; his glorious destiny -- one that will impel him reluctantly to the banks of the Rubicon ... and beyond, into triumphant legend.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[In <em>Let the Dice Fly</em>McCullough compellingly manages Julius Caesar's transformation from master politician and Pontifex Maximus into autocratic general. She begins the story five years after the last book in her Masters of Rome series, <em>Caesar's Women</em>, not long into his second term as governor of four ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64109063">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The second McCullough book I've read.  Read &quot;The first man in Rome&quot; years ago and as good historical books do for me - awaken a feel for that time period and the people who lived then.<br/>I still have &quot;The October Horse&quot; yet to read.<br/>I think these are a must for anyone pla...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16417584">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the book that started it all for me, in terms of Roman History. It picks up with Caesar in Gaul, and traces his most glorious battles, his rise to unequaled heights, and the forcing of the Senate that made him cross the Rubicon to defend his honor. Major historical events that shaped our wor...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/29654716">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[One of my favorite books of all time - if I could only bring five books to exile to a deserted island, this would be one of them.  It's got it all; Caesar's rise, his pre-battle speeches, his sieges of Gallic fortresses, his mistresses, his Roman political infighting...]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well, here's the Caeser we all know and love - lots of action!  The Gaul campaign is the center of this book, where Caeser made himself a military genius.  Excellent writing, vivid characterizations, just enough detail - the work of a master.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Again, full of the rich detail and personal color that make the history of Rome during Caesar so fascinating.  However, I have to say with this one I was just waiting for it to be over by the end.  Maybe knowing what actually happened does not help keep my curiosity and interest level as high as if ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4777041">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I am reading the entire McCullough series on the late Roman Republic. Ms McCullough has extensively researched the period. The books give an enlightening window on the period while weaving a narrative that holds one's attention.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved it--the best of the series. Author clearly hates Mark Antony but Ceasar--ah!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not everyone may agree with my ratings, but I'm a devoted fan.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This series is pretty consistent: high-stakes politics, great characterization, excellent historical detail. I found myself plodding through a few parts of this book, and I'm not sure why. I don't recall a similar situation with other books in the series. Most of it was excellent, however. I loved C...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/25231874">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Long read.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Book five of the Masters of Rome series.  Takes Caesar from Gaul (and very briefly Britain) to the death of Pompey in Egypt.  Lots and lots of battle, not all that much in Rome itself.  Important stuff (Caesar *was* gone from Rome for a long time after his first Consulship), but hard to push through...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6694430">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Colleen McCullough" title="Colleen McCullough">Colleen McCullough</a>'s vivid reimagining of Roman Republican history manages to stay close to recorded events and yet manage to be gripping reading. Caesar is at his peak. Now is a great time to sneak in a read of Caesar's <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=The Gallic War" title="The Gallic War">The Gallic War</a> - propaganda, but good reading anyway.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked the history part of this book.  I found it more gory than I am comfortable with.  ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[So far, Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series is my favorite series ever.  The amount of research she did is amazing.  So much accuracy and detail.  Reading books like these gives the most entertaining history lesson.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Super long!  But Roman history is so convoluted, it is entertaining :)  Interesting to learn about Roman words and points of culture in a fictional pill form.  Spoonfull of sugar-ish.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[It was a very in-depth novel of the rise of Julius Caesar's power in Rome. It ends kind of abruptly but is superbly written all the way through. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Great return to the true intent of the series.  Enjoyable to the last pae.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Couldn't finish this.  Plot moves too slow and too much detail. ]]></body>
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