{"product_id":"2940152894288","title":"The Ides of March Have Come","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis novel, a work of alternate history, describes what might have happened, if Julius Caesar had not been assassinated on the 15th day of March (that is, “the Ides of March”), 44 BCE. The story is told from multiple points of view, with flashbacks providing a great deal of the background. The first part of the novel is focused around the (fictional) trial of five surviving conspirators (including, of course, Brutus and Cassius); the second part deals with the aftermath of the verdict, and especially the plans Caesar has for the future, now that he has recovered his health – and learned some important lessons about himself, and about the Empire he now controls. All of the characters here, except for one, are real people who were actually involved in the events of the Ides of March. This novel is intended to be the first of a series, but it is self-contained: that is, there’s no “cliff-hanger” at the end, though most readers will surely want to know whether and how Caesar’s plans will succeed, and how the various people involved (especially Antony, Octavian, Cicero, Sallust, and Cleopatra) will handle the roles Caesar has assigned them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bruce MacQueen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47074351775984,"sku":"2940152894288","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940152894288_p0.jpg?v=1764026134","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940152894288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}