Emperor The Gates Of Rome - first UK edition

by Conn Iggulden - signed

The first of an anticipated trilogy. The astonishing life of Julius Caesar is recreated in this novel which brilliantly interweaves history and adventure. Opening on an estate just outside Rome in the first century BC, two boys, Gaius and Marcus, share the hardships of a traditional education as they prepare for lives as soldiers and leaders, friends and rivals. Their lives are turned upside down when their home is suddenly threatened by a titanic power struggle that will shake the Republic to its core. Forced to make their way on their own, they begin doing so . . . 

Book has chocolate brown boards with the title in gold on the spine. As new, with the author's signature on the title page. Fine.

Jacket has always been mylar-protected and is also in fine condition.