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  <title><![CDATA[Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome, #4)]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;p&gt;His victories were legend -- in battle and bedchamber alike. Love was a political weapon he wielded cunningly and ruthlessly in his private war against enemies in the forum. Genius, general, patrician, Gaius Julius Caesar &lt;i&gt;was&lt;/i&gt; history. His wives bought him influence. He sacrificed his beloved daughter on the alter of ambition. He burned for the cold-hearted mistress he could never dare trust. Caesar's women all knew -- and feared -- his power. He adored them, used them, destroyed them on his irresistible rise to prominence. And one of them would seal his fate.&lt;/p&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1995</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Caesar's Women (Masters of Rome Series)</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Colleen McCullough]]></name>
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    <body><![CDATA[The title may make this book sound like a romance novel of the Roman Empire, but it's well beyond any such thing (though does include a few rather well scripted sex scenes involving good ol' Caesar).  Written with a savant-like skill for detail and period-appropriate descriptions and backed up with ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14346627">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20150348">
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  <date_added>Mon Apr 14 13:02:05 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I could barely stomach what little I read of this book.  I was very excited, because I found this one right as I was discovering historical fiction for the first time.  I was sorely let down.  Repeated references to various women as &quot;juicy&quot; was so low-brow, I felt like I was reading a tras...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20150348">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="60976299">
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  <read_at>Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Wed Jun 24 15:27:10 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jul 19 12:07:23 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[In <em>Caesar's Women</em>, McCullough finally hits her storytelling stride. Caesar really comes to life, and what a life that is. McCullough is a sympathetic biographer who persuasively fills in the historical outline for Caesar's political career in the fourth novel in her Masters of Rome series, covering ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60976299">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32858543">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Well-developed fictional series.]]></body>
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    <review id="77768472">
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  <date_added>Sat Nov 14 12:10:05 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Nov 14 12:13:56 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is the first of Colleen McCullough Roman series I've been able to finish. But oh how fascinating it was. The names are so closely linked that keeping all the characters straight caused me much frustration. My son, who's read them all, says I need to read them with a chart of names in front of m...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77768472">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="42909510">
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  <read_at>Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I really enjoyed McCullough's obviously extensive research, but I was disappointed at her writing style. I couldn't finish the book because she was constantly switching perspective, lecturing, and generally using writing techniques poorly. Not going to be one I recommend to others, despite the fact ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42909510">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="65899959">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Aug 02 14:27:54 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Aug 02 14:32:06 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned from this book that just because I like some books by an author doesn't mean I will like them all. What a bore this book was! The author shows a wealth of knowledge about life in Rome but it doesn't make a good book by any stretch.... Too much detail about the petty politics of the Roman S...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/65899959">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="13265925">
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Wed Jan 23 08:22:41 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The fourth book of McCullough's First Man in Rome series takes place entirely within Rome and follows Caesar's ten years leading up to his consulship in 59 BC.  It tracks the events of Caesar's tryst with Servilia, betrothing his daughter Julia to Brutus, the Catiline Conspiracy and the formation of...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13265925">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="11014078">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sumi]]></name>
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Dec 25 21:49:56 -0800 2007</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 17 16:49:22 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a coin toss as to which is my favorite in the Masters of Rome series, Caesar's Women or The First Man in Rome.<br/><br/>The women referred to in the title are not just Caesar's wives or lovers. It also refers to his mother, who was one of the most important influences in his life, his daughte...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/11014078">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="68196215">
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    <name><![CDATA[Tom]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Aug 20 09:58:07 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Aug 20 09:59:52 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not a romantic novel, more historical fiction, though with less swords and shields than previous and future volumes.  More intrique, kinda Caeser's waiting period, while Pompeius gets all the sword-wielding action.  Excellent stuff, would be a hard read out of context.]]></body>
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    <review id="72414859">
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    <body><![CDATA[see my earlier reviews of this series.  Once again, McCullough proves she is the mistress of all modern writing about Rome.  Incredibly entertaining, deeply educational about ancient Roman customs, traditions, laws, society.  Engrossing.  Fascinating.]]></body>
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    <review id="52449565">
    <user id="913054">
    <name><![CDATA[Michael]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Caesar had many women in his life. He used them to advance his polotics and revenge. This gives you a look at each of wives, mother, daughter and affairs. It also the history of the Roman empire during this time. It goes to about his age of 44.]]></body>
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    <review id="45522305">
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    <name><![CDATA[Fiona715]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Feb 05 19:43:23 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[The number of characters can get overwhelming, but the story is fascinating--and sometimes the women are more interesting than the men.]]></body>
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    <review id="74850517">
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  <read_at>Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Sat Oct 17 15:09:55 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[My favorite of the Masters of Rome series.  I really like the portrayal of domestic life and the politics in Rome.]]></body>
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    <review id="23341262">
    <user id="840248">
    <name><![CDATA[Alex]]></name>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 25 20:36:33 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've never actually liked Julius Caesar before.  When I read Suetonius I was mildly amused by Caesar, but he was just always a cocky, arrogant, ambitious bastard who did something kinda cool but somewhat bad too. As always McCullough has really illuminated a character for me.  I adore Caesar.  Adore...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/23341262">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="41499755">
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    <body><![CDATA[Good but not up to standard set with First Man in Rome, Grass Crown, and Fortune's Favorites.]]></body>
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    <review id="65268430">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Not quite as good as Caesar, but really enjoyed it. And who knew Caesar was so naughty?]]></body>
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    <review id="67564859">
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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[ I thoroughly enjoyed this whole series.  I am a novice at ancient Roman history &amp; this series put it into a sequence &amp; perspective that made me &quot;get it&quot;   The series gives me background to understand Gladiator, The Robe and many more novels, plays &amp; movies better.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A wonderful read in <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/search/search?q=Colleen McCullough" title="Colleen McCullough">Colleen McCullough</a>'s Masters of Rome series. After the hectic martial pace of the preceeding three books, this is a more measured, political books. Just as well - this is one of the best-documented periods of Republican history. A must read.]]></body>
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