The epic new novel of the best-selling EMPEROR series by Conn Iggulden, with a new short story from the author.

Julius Caesar has been assassinated. A nation mourns. Revenge will be bloody.

The great hero of Rome, Julius Caesar, has been brutally killed by his most loyal allies. While these self-proclaimed Liberators seek refuge in the Senate, they have underestimated one man: Caesar's adopted son, Octavian, a man whose name will echo in history as Augustus Caesar.

United with his great rival, Mark Antony, Octavian will stop at nothing to seek revenge against the traitors and avenge his father's death. His greatest hatred is for Brutus, Caesar's childhood friend and greatest ally, now leader of the conspirators.

As the people take to the streets of Rome, the Liberators must face their fate. Some flee the city, others will not escape the crowd's revenge. Not one will die naturally. And the day of reckoning will come for Brutus in the massive battle at Philippi.