March, 44 BC. Rome, in all her glory, has expanded her territories beyond the wi ldest dreams of her citizens, led by Caius Julius Caesar - Pontifex Maximus, dic tator perpetuo, invincible military leader and only fifty-six years old. He is a man in command of his destiny, who wields enormous power throughout the vast em pire. However his god-given mission - to end the blood-splattered fratricidal wa rs, reconcile implacably hostile factions and preserve Roman civilization and wo rld order - is teetering dangerously close to collapse... His power is draining away. None of his supporters can stop the inexorably evolving plot against him a nd prophecy will explode into truth on the Ides of March and the world will chan ge forever.This is political thriller laced through with all the intrigue and action surrounding one of the most crucial turning points in the history of west ern civilization.