by Colleen McCullough · Planeta DeAgostini · tapa dura · ISBN 9788439587712
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«El primer hombre de Roma» is the historical novel by Colleen McCullough, published by Planeta DeAgostini in hardback (826 pages, in Spanish).
The story begins in republican Rome in 110 BC and follows two ambitious men, Marius and Sulla, who aspire to become the leading figure of the city. Their alliances, rivalries and military campaigns intertwine with the politics of an era that laid the foundations of the Roman Empire.
It is the first instalment of the Masters of Rome saga. The translation is by Francisco Martín and the edition includes illustrations.
For readers of historical fiction who enjoy ancient Rome and epic sagas of ambition and power.
Colleen McCullough was an Australian author. Raised in Sydney, she trained as a neurophysiologist and spent her early career working at hospitals and universities in Australia and overseas. In 1974, while working as a research assistant at the Yale School of Medicine, she published her first novel Tim. Her second novel, The Thorn Birds, was published in 1977 and became an international bestseller. It sold more than 30 million copies worldwide and was adapted into a successful television miniseries.
