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Masters of Rome · 67 to 59 BC

Caesar's Women

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Julius Caesar climbs the Roman ladder one office at a time, among Senate enemies, his mother, his daughter and his lover Servilia. Adult historical fiction, with sex scenes

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Julius Caesar comes home early from his quaestorship in Spain and starts climbing in Rome. He marries Pompeia, runs a lavish aedileship and, in 63 BC, narrowly wins the race for Pontifex Maximus. At home he leans on his mother Aurelia, a sensible adviser, and carries on a long affair with Servilia, Brutus's mother. In the Senate he takes on Cato and the boni, the conservatives. After his praetorship he divorces Pompeia. He governs Further Spain, where his troops hail him imperator, but Cato blocks his triumph. In 60 BC, Caesar strikes a deal with Crassus and Pompey and betroths his daughter Julia to Pompey. In the end, married to Calpurnia, he serves his first consulship and leaves to govern Gaul.

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  1. Behind the scenesWho the women are

    The title covers his mother Aurelia, his daughter Julia, his wives Pompeia and Calpurnia, and his lover Servilia. John Rush's cover shows Caesar with Servilia.

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  2. Behind the scenesCicero off the pedestal

    Publishers Weekly noted that the book paints Cicero as an indecisive social climber, far from the marble orator.

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  3. SetupJulia's engagement

    Caesar betroths his daughter Julia to Pompey to seal his pact with him and Crassus. That marriage carries a lot of political weight from here on.

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