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  • EMPEROR: The Gates of Rome, Book 1 (Unabridged)

  • Written by: Conn Iggulden
  • Narrated by: Robert Glenister
  • Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (86 ratings)

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EMPEROR: The Gates of Rome, Book 1 (Unabridged)

Written by: Conn Iggulden
Narrated by: Robert Glenister
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On a small estate just outside Rome in the first century BC, two boys become blood brothers, little imagining the extraordinary future that lies before them. As friends and rivals, Gaius and Marcus are destined to find lasting fame.
©2009 Conn Iggulden (P)2014 Audible, Inc.

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exciting story

Expertly performed, this is a fictional account of a possible version of Julius Caesar’s life as a child.

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WoW

Buckle up! This historical fiction kept me keenly interested throughout. Can an Audible book be called a page turner?!?

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Love this series!

My husband and I read these books years ago. It was so good to listen to them in audio form years later. Fantastic story and can’t wait to listen to the next one

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Exceptional narration!

The story and characters are portayed are all as stoic and bold as i expected.

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A recipe for disappointment.

Even if the author didn't have a pseudo-Caesar as the protagonist, there would still be too many glaring historical innacuracies. Good historical fiction IS fiction, yes, but the fiction takes place between the gaps of what we know, creating a tale of "could have been," even if contrived. This book just deliberately messes with the known persons and timelines and sprinkles in anachronisms and other inaccuracies as seasoning. A recipe for disappointment, best tasted by readers with no knowledge of the Roman Republic.

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Read this series!

What a great surprise to discover this series. One of the best historical fictions that I have read to date.

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Great Story

This author writes great historical fiction and this series about Caesar is a good story. I enjoyed the narrators delivery as well.
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