Servilia

born 101 BCE

Servilia was a Roman aristocrat from the powerful Servilii and the mother of Marcus Junius Brutus. She was also closely associated with Julius Caesar, probably as his long-term lover, and remained influential within the elite networks surrounding the collapse of the Republic.

In Colleen McCullough’s Caesar’s Women, his mother Aurelia, his daughter Julia and his wives form the private foundation of a public career, while his relationship with Servilia connects desire to the rivalries of the Senate.

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Masters of Rome in Order

by Colleen McCullough 7 books 4.5

The Masters of Rome series reconstructs the final century of the Roman Republic from the rise of Gaius Marius in 110 BCE to the settlement that made Octavian Augustus in 27 BCE. Across seven novels, military commands, elections, family alliances, provincial wealth and personal patronage become instruments in…

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