Eagles Rising

Name: Eagles Rising
Rating: 4.2 (1015 reviews)

by Richard Foreman Book 2 in the The Dream of Rome series.

First published 2018

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Eagles Rising combines Augustus: Son of Rome and Augustus: Son of Caesar. The first novel follows Octavius from the news of Julius Caesar’s murder through his decision to claim the dictator’s name and political inheritance. The second concentrates on his confrontation with Mark Antony, the mobilisation of Caesar’s veterans and the alliances that transform a vulnerable heir into a contender for control of Rome.

Across both books, Marcus Agrippa provides military and personal support while Cicero, Brutus, Cassius and Cleopatra represent competing visions of the post-Caesarian world. The omnibus emphasises that Augustus’s rise was not inevitable. It required repeated compromises, propaganda and civil conflict, and each step towards stability narrowed the distance between defending Caesar’s legacy and creating a new monarchy.

Historical Periods

Assassination of Julius Caesar44 BCE Battle of Philippi42 BCE Battle of Actium31 BCE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Dynastic & Royal Fiction Historical Sagas War Fiction

Historical people

Augustus64 BCE–14 Julius Caesar101 BCE–45 BCE Marcus Junius Brutus86 BCE–43 BCE Mark Antony83–30 BCE Cleopatra70 BCE–31 BCE Cicero107 BCE–44 BCE Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa64 BCE–13 BCE Cassius