Masters of Rome The Grass Crown, Book 2, (Paperback)

from RamzArtso

One of the best books produced by humanity. And I really mean it! If you are looking for a new series that will carry you away from Earth, look no further.

from santhony

This is the sequel to The First Man in Rome and takes up with the decline of Gaius Marius and the contemporanious rise of Sulla. It touches upon the the early years of Pompey, Cicero, Cato and Julius Caesar. As in the first book of the series, McCullough weaves a very complex and detailed world i...

from robeik

The second book in the series Masters of Rome. Once again wonderful story telling, especially the dialogue between people like Sulla and Mithradates, Aurelia and Sulla, Marius and Young Caesar. This book covers the continued rise of Marius and Sulla, and the sad decline of Marius which -according...

from Ailinel

The Grass Crown continues where First Man in Rome ended, chronicling both the last years of Gaius Marius' life and Sulla's rise to power. As Marius' health declines, Sulla's character becomes almost painful to read while his pride and arrogance grow (it makes one realize how essential Marcus Ames...

from LisaMaria_C

This is the second book in the Masters of Rome series begun in The First Man in Rome. That first man was unmistakenly Gaius Marius, a flawed but still admirable figure who married Julia, an aunt of Julius Caesar, making him a brother-in-law to Lucius Cornelius Sulla. A secondary character in the ...