The 'Emperor' novels tell the remarkable story of the man who would become the greatest Roman of them all: Julius Caesar. On an estate just outside Rome in the first century BC, two boys share the hardships of a traditional education as they prepare for lives as soldiers and leaders. Yet Gaius and Marcus have barely reached manhood when their home is suddenly threatened by slave riots and they have to battle for their lives before fleeing to Rome. The young men waste no time in savouring all Rome's temptations - and dangers. For a titanic power struggle is about to explode. Soon a bloody conflict will shake the Republic to its core. And Julius Caesar will be in the thick of the action.