Publisher's Synopsis
Caesar is dead. Though his assassins are cleared of any wrongdoing by the senate, two men refuse to let the great man's death go unpunished. Mark Antony has long stood by Caesar's side, and Caesar's heir Octavian is burning for justice. Their differences are many, but both share the same goalto make Caesar's murderers pay the blood price for their crimes. When they at last come together, nothingand no onewill stop them. Teeming with drama and intrigue and the brilliant battle sequences for which he is renowned, this is a thrilling return to the series long considered Conn Iggulden's signature achievement.