The October Horse
Antony and Cleopatra |
The October Horse is the sixth novel in Colleen McCullough's Masters of Rome series.
Plot introduction
The book begins with
Gaius Cassius and the Liberators. The latter stages of The October Horse chronicle the death of Cicero, the emergence of Octavian and his battles with Mark Antony, and conclude with the Battle of Philippi
.
Explanation of the novel's title
The title of the book comes from a peculiar chariot race in
Subura and the other from the Via Sacra, competed for the Horse's head. Julius Caesar
, figuratively the best war horse in Rome, represents the October Horse in this novel.
Characters in The October Horse
- Gaius Julius Caesar,
- Cleopatra,
- Mark Antony,
- Marcus Tullius Cicero,
- Gaius Octavius. Later Augustus,
- Marcus Aemilius Lepidus,
- Marcus Junius Brutus,
- Gaius Cassius Longinus,
- Marcus Porcius Cato the Younger,
- Caesarion, son of Julius Caesar,
- Servilia, mistress of Caesar,
- Publius Cornelius Dollabella,
- Titus Labienus,
- Porcia Catonis, wife of Marcus Brutus
- Pharnaces II,
- Lucius Julius Caesar,
- Atia, mother of Octavius
- Lucius Marcius Philippus, stepfather of Octavius
- Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus
Release details
- 2002, UK, Century Press (ISBN 0-7126-8056-X), Pub date 7 November 2002, hardback (First edition)
- 2003, UK, Arrow Books (ISBN 0-09-946132-3), Pub date ? ? 2003, paperback
- 2003, USA, Pocket Books (ISBN 0-671-02420-5), Pub date ? November 2003, paperback
- 2003, UK, Arrow Books (ISBN 0-09-928052-3), Pub date 7 August 2003, paperback
Reception
Kirkus Reviews says the book is "a rousing and richly satisfying take on some of history's real beings."[1]
References
- ^ The October Horse.
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