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Original Title:	The Grass Crown
ISBN:	038071082X (ISBN13: 9780380710829)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Masters of Rome #2, Gospodari Rima #1 (Part 2 of 3)
Characters:	Gaius Marius, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Julius Caesar

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In this great drama, Marius, the general who saved Rome from barbarian invasion and became consul an unprecedented six times, has fallen into decline. Sulla, his closest associate, has withdrawn himself from his commander's circle in preparation for his own bid for power. As a deadly enmity develops between the two men, Rome must fight its own battle for survival - first against her neighbouring Italian states, then against the barbaric Asian conqueror. Births, deaths, prophecies and rivalries combine to create a whirlwind of drama, and a remarkable insight into the passion and torment of ancient Rome.

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Title	:	The Grass Crown (Masters of Rome #2)
Author	:	Colleen McCullough
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 1104 pages
Published	:	July 1st 1992 by Avon (first published January 1st 1990)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction

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In this, the second of the Masters of Rome series, we learn more about the remarkable Sulla. His ability to casually murder those who will thereby aid his rise to power, has already been established in the first book. His pursuit of the Grass Crown - recognition by a Legion of the brilliance of its commander - provides the theme for this tale of a ruthless but strangely attractive man. Again it is McCullough's understanding of Rome of this time and the details she provides that add to rather

Final update 11/6/12: It only took a year and two months but I FINALLY finished this behemoth. The delay wasn't because it wasn't good - quite the contrary, it's an incredibly entertaining history lesson disguised as a novel - but because I had so much going on personally that I just didn't have time to sit and immerse myself in this world. Even if I'd had the time, it wouldn't have been a quick or easy read. It's an old-school historical fiction epic, written in archaic, old-fashioned language,

Story: 10 (Long and slow-moving but always engaging)Characters: 10 (Distinct, sympathetic, and ultimately detestable)Accuracy: 10 (There have been changes but no casual ones)I have to say that this was a very different sort of book from The First Man in Rome. It has, of course, the same preoccupation with the minutiae of politics, character, and marriages, but it lacks the simple central narrative of imminent invasion and one mans necessary rise to power. Instead, this book is about a lot of

This is the second book in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series, following The First Man in Rome. It covers the period from 99 -86 B.C. Since I know very little about the history of ancient Rome I learned a great deal from this detailed account which is largely a story of political intrigue, civil war and upheaval. I also found it to be very suspenseful and proved that truth can be stranger than fiction. The central characters are Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Gaius Marius, both of whom were

I used to think this book was greater than The First Man in Rome, but now that I've re-read it again, I have to say that it's not exactly as good as I thought it was. First Man rose in my estimation on a re-read, this was slightly lowered, so now I think they're pretty much even.The elements that make it great are all here, except for one. I'd forgotten that Publius Rutilius Rufus' letters barely make an appearance and I sorely missed them. Not that he dies, but he's in no position to be

I've always found the Italian Civil War very confusing. I still find it very confusing, but I think I understand it a little better now.

I am, quite frankly, in awe of the amount of research and detail that went into this book. This is how historical fiction should be: respecting the uniqueness of cultures far removed from ours, but unflinching in the face of the alienness and brutality that were inherent to these periods - unlike the pretty costume fests that historical fiction is usually. Quite frankly, after studying Greek and Roman history for a semester I vowed I'd never spent a single minute on it again (less due to the