The Gods of War (38 page)

On a final note, I called this series “Emperor” as I intended to show how the era of men such as Marius, Cato, Sulla, and Julius created the empire that followed. The title “Imperator” was given to any successful general. Julius may not have been crowned, but in everything but name, he was the one who brought the empire into the world.

In years to come, I may have to write the story of the aftermath of the assassination. Not a single man who stood with bloody hands in Pompey's theater died a natural death. In its way, it is a tale as great as any other, but it will have to wait for another day.

Conn Iggulden

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CONN IGGULDEN taught English for seven years before becoming a full-time writer.

He lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife and their children.

Visit his website at
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BY CONN IGGULDEN

Emperor: The Gates of Rome

Emperor: The Death of Kings

Emperor: The Field of Swords

Emperor: The Gods of War

EMPEROR: THE GODS OF WAR

A Delacorte Press Book / April 2006

Published by

Bantam Dell

A Division of Random House, Inc.

New York, New York

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved

Copyright © 2006 by Conn Iggulden

Title page art: Caesar © Bettmann/CORBIS

Delacorte Press is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Iggulden, Conn.

Emperor : the gods of war / Conn Iggulden.

p.         cm. — (Emperor series ; v. 4)

1. Caesar, Julius—Fiction.         2. Rome—History—Civil War, 49–45
B.C.
—Fiction.         3. Emperors—Fiction.         I. Title.

PR6109.G47E475         2006

823'.92—dc22

2005051947

Published simultaneously in Canada

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eISBN: 978-0-440-33592-4

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