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y separately published work icon The First Man in Rome single work   novel   historical fiction  
Is part of Masters of Rome Colleen McCullough , 1990 series - author novel (number 1 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1990... 1990 The First Man in Rome
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'Presents the stories of Marius, wealthy but lowborn, and Sulla, penniless though aristocratic and debauched - men of vision whose ambitions will lay the foundations of the most awesome empire ever known.' (Publication summary)

Notes

  • Dedication: For Frederick T. Mason, dear friend, splendid colleague, honest man, with love and gratitude.
  • Also translated into other languages not listed here.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Sydney, New South Wales,: Century ,
      1990 .
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      Extent: xvi, 811p.p.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 0712637958
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,
      :
      William Morrow ,
      1990 .
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      Extent: 896p.
      Edition info: 1st ed.
      Description: illus.
      Note/s:
      • Includes glossary, pp.785-879 and pronunciation guides, pp.881-896.
      ISBN: 068809368X
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Guild Press ,
      1990 .
      Extent: xvi, 811 p.p.
      Description: illus., maps
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Arrow Books ,
      1990 .
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      Extent: xxiii, 1032p.p.
      Description: illus., maps
      Reprinted: 2003
      Note/s:
      • Copyright date.
      ISBN: 0099462486 (pbk.)
    • London,
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      England,
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      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Arrow Books ,
      1991 .
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      Extent: 1032p.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 0099792303 (pbk)
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Avon Books ,
      1991 .
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      Extent: 1076p.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 0380710811
    • New York (City), New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Avon Books ,
      2008 .
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      Extent: xxii, 1123 p.p.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 9780061582417
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Head of Zeus ,
      2013 .
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      Extent: 1056p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 17th December 2013
      ISBN: 9781781857915 (ebk)
Alternative title: L'Amour et le Pouvoir
Language: French
Notes:
Also published : - [Paris] : [le Grand livre du mois], 1990; Paris : France loisirs, 1991; Paris : L'Archipel, 2002; Paris : J'ai Lu, 1992, 1993, 2005.
    • Paris,
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      France,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
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      Belfond ,
      1990 .
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      Extent: 663 p., [2] p. of platesp.

Other Formats

  • Also sound recording.

Works about this Work

Untitled single work review
— Review of The First Man in Rome Colleen McCullough , 1990 single work novel
Colleen McCullough Colleen McCullough , 1998 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: An Eloquent Sufficiency : 50 Writers Talk about Life and Literature Over Lunch 1998; (p. 28-33)
Enraptured by a Sweeping Vision of Rome Tony Baker , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 October 1993; (p. 30)
Rome Can't Be Written in a Day Colleen McCullough , 1993 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Age , 25 September 1993; (p. 7) The Sydney Morning Herald , 25 September 1993; (p. 17A)
Book Notes [2 March 1991] 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 March 1991; (p. 47)
Paperbacks Graham Clark , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 2 November 1991; (p. wkd 6)

— Review of More Crimes for a Summer Christmas 1991 anthology short story ; The First Man in Rome Colleen McCullough , 1990 single work novel
A Roman Potboiler that Only Simmers Josephine Riley , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 22 December 1990; (p. 14)

— Review of The First Man in Rome Colleen McCullough , 1990 single work novel
Fiction Mixed with History Herb Hild , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 22 December 1990; (p. 43)

— Review of The First Man in Rome Colleen McCullough , 1990 single work novel
Flabby, Silly Self-Indulgence Diana Simmonds , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 20 November vol. 112 no. 5746 1990; (p. 150)

— Review of The First Man in Rome Colleen McCullough , 1990 single work novel
Friends, Romans and Countrymen Rita Mae Brown , 1990 single work review
— Appears in: Washington Post Book World , 4 November 1990; (p. 6)

— Review of The First Man in Rome Colleen McCullough , 1990 single work novel
Book Notes [2 March 1991] 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2 March 1991; (p. 47)
Colleen Takes Juicy Jaunt Through Decadent Roman History Owen Brown , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Saturday Mercury , 6 October 1990; (p. 17)
I, Colleen Owen Brown , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Advertiser Magazine , 13 October 1990; (p. 2)
To Hell With the Critics, Colleen Writes for Herself Owen Brown , 1990 single work criticism biography
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 October 1990; (p. wkd 4)
Book Notes 1989 single work column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 July 1989; (p. 78)
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