false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175111884m/480570.jpg 480570 29 <p>When the world cowered before the legions of Rome, two extraordinary men dreamed of personal glory: the military genius and wealthy rural "upstart" Marius, and Sulla, penniless and debauched but of aristocratic birth. Men of exceptional vision, courage, cunning, and ruthless ambition, separately they faced the insurmountable opposition of powerful, vindictive foes. Yet allied they could answer the treachery of rivals, lovers, enemy generals, and senatorial vipers with intricate and merciless machinations of their own -- to achieve in the end a bloody and splendid foretold destiny ... and win the most coveted honor the Republic could bestow.</p> 2564369 book 1990 The First Man in Rome total:1060|5:413|4:383|3:189|2:55|1:20| 1060 4294 1579 125 5 3 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sat Mar 01 19:39:23 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 19:47:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Jul 21 21:46:43 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 03:20:06 -0700 2008
Halfway through this book, I found myself with eyes full of dark circles. That's when I realized that I haven't had a full night's sleep since picking up this novel. Which in turn made me wonder at my reluctance towards reading another Colleen McCu...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 19 08:16:06 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 19 08:16:14 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Mon Feb 25 10:05:50 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 10:14:09 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Apr 12 08:27:46 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 08:36:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 29 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 07 21:04:35 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 21:12:45 -0800 2009
This first book in the series covers Gaius Marius's rise to be...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Mar 05 07:36:52 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 07:41:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 07:35:12 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 16:14:40 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sun Feb 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 16:59:02 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 18:20:08 -0800 2009 The First Man in Rome held my attention for the time it took me to work my way through its nearly 1000 pages. There should be a special category for historical fiction that doesn't read like a novel, but more like an exposition of history. McCullough's resear...more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Dec 10 17:58:02 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 17:58:52 -0800 2008 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Sun Sep 14 13:19:47 -0700 2008 Sun Sep 14 13:19:47 -0700 2008 1 3 0 false false Mon Oct 05 18:28:59 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 06:08:55 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 18:29:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 08:03:14 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 26 08:30:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 5 false false Thu Feb 19 06:48:45 -0800 2009 Tue Sep 15 16:44:57 -0700 2009
This is an almost 1000 page ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jun 06 17:12:22 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 06 17:12:24 -0700 2008 Rubicon and knew I needed more--especially on Marius and Sulla, two of the most fascinating characters of this or any historical period. When I learned of McCullo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 22 20:33:07 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 20:44:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jul 26 11:16:49 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 15 11:49:28 -0800 2008
The First Man in Rome, covers many subject matters...more...]]> 5 0 true false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Jul 01 07:01:18 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 08:49:17 -0700 2007
The book is primarily about Gaius Marius and Lucius...more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 15 22:08:27 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 15 22:11:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 07 21:38:36 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 21:41:14 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=480570