John Williams: Augustus: A Novel (Vintage classics) [2003] paperback Condition:New separation and silence

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John Williams: Augustus: A Novel (Vintage classics) [2003] paperback Condition:New separation and silenceBy the author of Stoner, the surprise international bestseller After the brutal murder of his great uncle, Julius Caesar, Octavian, a shy and scholarly youth of nineteen, suddenly finds himself heir to the vast power of Rome. He is destined, despite vicious power struggles, bloody wars and family strife, to transform his realm and become the greatest ruler the western world had ever seen: Augustus Caesar, the first Roman Emperor. Building on