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Caesar, Cicero & Cleopatra. What really happened?
Arthur Paone, author
Fictional account of Caesar's visit to Alexandria in his pursuit of Pompey after defeating him at Pharsalus . Meets Cleopatra and goes on a secret visit to the farthest reaches of Parthia. Learns about China and envisions someday connecting Rome to China. After extricating his small from from the riotous Alexandrians he installs Cleopatra on the Egyptian throne and leaves to clean up matters in Asia Minor and Rome. He is forced to fight again in Africa and Spain against remnants of the Senate's forces. Just as he is about to leave on a planned campaign to Parthia he is assassinated.
Reviews
Celina Cuardo for Bookideas
"[The novel] . . . shows a very human Caesar, with more elaboration on his passions and intellectual pursuits as well as details that point to his exceptional leadership and brilliant military strategies. . . .
"The author's cleverness in making ancient history current and readable gives me characters that I am willing to root for even if I know what the inevitable outcome will be. This is a work of historicl fiction that makes history accessible."
