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The October Horse: A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome #6)

Colleen McCullough

Paperback | Pages: 1110 pages

Rating: 4.29 | 5140 Users | 174 Reviews

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Title	:	The October Horse: A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra (Masters of Rome #6)
Author	:	Colleen McCullough
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 1110 pages
Published	:	October 28th 2003 by Pocket Books (first published November 26th 2002)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction

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A SWEEPING EPIC OF ANCIENT ROME FROM THE #1 BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE THORN BIRDSWith her renowned storytelling gifts in full force, Colleen McCullough delivers a breathtaking novel that is both grand in scope and vivid in detail -- and proves once again why she is the top historical novelist of our time.

In the last days of the Roman Republic, Gaius Julius Caesar is both adored and despised -- but his rule is unshakable. Forced by civil war to leave his beguiling mistress Cleopatra, Caesar turns his eye to the future: who is to inherit the throne of Roman power? But in the shadows of the empire, the talk is of murder. Who among his associates has the cunning and skill to fell the fierce leader -- and brave the dangerous consequences of that cataclysmic act?

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Original Title:	The October Horse: A Novel of Caesar and Cleopatra
ISBN:	0671024205 (ISBN13: 9780671024208)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Masters of Rome #6
Characters:	Gaius Cassius Longinus, Brutus, Cleopatra, Marcus Agrippa, Marcus Antonius, Augustus, Julius Caesar, Marcus Tullius Cicero
Setting:	Alexandria(Egypt) Rome(Italy)

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Ratings: 4.29 From 5140 Users | 174 Reviews

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This is the greatest series ever written of Ancient Rome. Every book is unbelievable! The October Horse is no exception. The book takes you through Caesar's tenure as dictator, through his assassination and the Civil Wars of Octavian and Marc Antony. I am only saddened is that there is the last book of the series left. I have tried to stretch out in between the novels to stretch out the series as long as possible but finally I come to the last which of course is "Antony and Cleopatra"....BUT I

After the brilliance and sheer storytelling magnificence of the previous five books, this one comes as a disappointment. Caesar is getting older and while he's reached the pinnacle of Roman politics, he finds himself disillusioned with what that means, frequently frustrated and increasingly short-tempered. And as her hero runs out of energy so, too, does McCullough. For me, this is a book of two parts: the run up to Caesar's assassination, and then the aftermath. McCullough who's always had a

With the end of Gaius Julius Caesar came the end of Rome's idea of Republic. Caesar bore the last vestiges of Roman Republic, governed by Roman patricians. It has been more than 2,000 years since Caesar walked this earth and even after that the man remained an enigma for historians. For centuries, his war tactics, his shrewd mind, his foresightedness baffled historians and the writers the like of William Shakespeare and Dante Alighieri. Colleen McCullough did an exceptional job at destroying the

The October Horse takes place after the defeat of Pompey Magnus at Pharsalus and his preceding death in Alexandria, with Caesar arriving in Alexandria, chasing after Pompey, and goes to the death of Caesar, and ends with the final defeat of the Liberators. Although the book is more on the side of Caesar, the novel doesnt only show the perspective of Caesar; it includes points of views from all sides, from the march of Cato, Cleopatra and her relationship with Caesar. Although the main characters

My poor Caesar. Obviously, you knew it was coming but it was still gut-wrenching, nonetheless. McCulloughs twist is that Antony is not Caesars right hand man, but is fully aware of the assassination attempt and in support of it, thinking he will inherit. I started researching that, and apparently, McCullough isnt alone in her supposition. Thats one thing I love about this entire series: McCullough jam packs so much information and ideas that every few pages, Im inclined to stop and look stuff

This historical fiction series is worth reading- stick with it. The reader gets the non-fiction, the real characters set in the author's personal creative landscape where she recreates the characters and invents a few fictional ones in a setting that could make this a compelling read. You will meet the young Octavian who changes dramatically into this new person after his adoptive father's (Julius Caesar) death. Octavian grows and rises into the Emperor Augustus Caesar.The story of Julius Caesar

Sixth and last in the (original) Masters of Rome series.The book starts in Egypt with Caesars embroilment in the Egyptian civil war and his relationship with Cleopatra and thereafter switches to Rome for the events of Caesars dictatorship including the wars against the Republicans in Africa and then Spain. In a rare piece of sympathy for the Boni and especially Cato (who McCullough clearly regards as responsible for destroying through his intransigence the very Republic he claimed to be