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The First Man in Rome (1990) Front Cover Book Details Genre Fiction Subject Statesmen - Rome - Fiction Publication Date September 1990 Format Hardcover (9.3 x 6.1 mm) Publisher William Morrow & Co Language English Extras Dust Jacket; Dust Jacket Cover Description A story tracing the creation of Republican Rome presents those who founded an empire, including Marius and Sulla, each determined to become the First Man of Rome. Personal Details Store Alibris Purchase Price $6.22 Acquire Date 12/7/2009 Rating 0 Product Details LoC Classification PR9619.3.M32F57 1990 Dewey 823 ISBN 068809368X Edition [1st ed.] Cover Price $22.95 No. of Pages 896 First Edition Yes Rare No Notes/Review We received your order #32607491 on Mon Dec 07 20:07:48 PST 2009. $4.50 + 3.99 shipping - 2.27 discount Alibris description: Very Good/Very Good first printing clean and tight in a nice jacket. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the first book of the Masters of Rome series. I read the second book last year without realizing it was part of a series. I enjoyed it enough that I want to read the rest of the series. I was a bit concerned that reading them out of order would diminish my enjoyment, but it wasn't a big deal. The plot seems to follow the history of the end of the Roman Republic fairly closely. As such, it has a cast of thousands, many of whom have similar names. I was reluctant to read Solzhenitsyn because of his many characters with many names of many syllables, but these books make him look like an amateur. Between name and title, it sometime seemed to take entire paragraphs to identify characters (e.g. Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica or Marcus Aemilius Scaurus Princeps Senatus). I will definitely read the third book of the series, but not right away.