The First Man in Rome

By Colleen McCullough

Subjects: Histoire, Fiction, biographical, Julius Caesar, Statesmen in fiction, Rome, fiction, History, Marius, Gaius, in fiction, Julius caesar in fiction, Fiction, Romans, nouvelles, Fiction, historical, Statesmen, Fiction, historical, general, New York Times reviewed, Rome in fiction

Description: This historical fiction takes prominent Roman names of the time, and tells their tale in an astonishingly descriptive way. It follows the life of Gaius Marius, and his fellow Roman, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, and their struggles for power through war, politics, and blood.