Known to millions as the author of "The Thorn Birds", Colleen McCullough has now received full apperception for the peculiarity and precision of her research on Roman history, receiving a doctorate from a Sydney university. This book is written in such a precise manner that it is recommend that those unfamiliar with Roman society and politics can easily grasp the theme of the story. It is an intellectual work but with fact and fiction so intelligently woven together that it would be impossible for a reader unfamiliar with the period to tell which is which. The mark of a good historical novel is one, which leaves the reader educated without their knowledge; even better, fired with the excitement to find out more, particularly the desire to ascertain the fact from the fiction. The novel "Ceaser"succeeds in depicting this trait as mentioned earlier. Not only do the reader feels that his knowledge of the end of the Roman Republic is hugely expanded and put into clearer context with reference to other events.
