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Part of the "Emperor" series, this volume interweaves history and adventure to recreate the life of Julius Caesar. It is a story of ambition and loyalty, of friendship and power, of love and war, ranging from Rome to Greece to Egypt. It shows how brilliant generalship can turn the odds, and how overwhelming success can change even the best of men.

Temujin, the second son of the khan of the Wolves tribe, was only eleven when his father died in an ambush. His family were thrown out of the tribe and left alone, without food or shelter, to starve to death on the harsh Mongolian plains. It was a rough introduction to his life, to a sudden adult world, but Temujin survived, learning to combat n...

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