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Is part of Masters of Rome Colleen McCullough , 1990 series - author novel (number 2 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 1991... 1991 The Grass Crown
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'Rome, 97 BC:

'Gaius Marius is triumphant. Under his command, Rome has conquered the Western world, weathered invasion and crushed its enemies. There is just one prize left to him: an unprecedented seventh consulship.

'But the greatest prize demands the highest price. Marius, now aging and ailing, is pitted against a new generation of assassins, power-seekers, and Senate intriguers. There are many who would like to see him fail, not least Lucius Cornelius Sulla, once his closest ally, now his most dangerous rival.

'Sulla and Marius' contest can only be won through treachery and blood. As a deadly enmity engulfs both men and plunges them towards madness, Rome must fight its own battle for survival.'

Source : publisher's blurb

Notes

  • Dedication: For Frank Esposito with love, thanks, admiration and respect.
  • Also translated into other languages not listed here.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Americas,      :       William Morrow ,       1991 .
      Extent: 894p.
      Edition info: 1st ed.
      Description: illus., maps
      Note/s:
      • Includes glossary, pp.821-894.
      ISBN: 0688093698 (acid-free paper)
    • London,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Century ,       1991 .
      Extent: 894p.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 0712647678
    • London,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Arrow Books ,       1992 .
      Extent: 1043p.
      Description: illus., maps.
      ISBN: 0099792400 (pbk)
    • London,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Arrow Books ,       1992 .
      Extent: 1 v.p.
      ISBN: 0099161214
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Americas,      :       Avon Books ,       1992 .
      Extent: 1077p.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 038071082X (pbk.)
    • London,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Arrow Books ,       2003 .
      Extent: xvii, 1043p.p.
      Description: illus., maps
      ISBN: 0099462494
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      Americas,      :       Avon Books ,       2008 .
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      Extent: 1152p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 11 November 2008
      ISBN: 9780061582394
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Head of Zeus ,       2013 .
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      Image courtesy of publisher's website.
      Extent: 1072p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 17th December 2013
      ISBN: 9781781857922 (ebk)
Alternative title: La corona de hierba
Language: Spanish
Notes:
Republished by Planeta 1994,1997, 1998, 2001, 2002.
    • Barcelona,
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      Spain,
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Planeta ,       1991 .
      Extent: 850p.
      Description: illus., maps
      Note/s:
      • Copyright date.
      ISBN: 8432072508
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Works about this Work

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)
Untitled 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Publisher's Weekly , 9 August 1991; (p. 43)
— Review of The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , 1991 single work novel
Off the Shelf Pamela Ruskin , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian Jewish News , 20 December vol. 58 no. 16 1991; (p. 34-35)
— Review of The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , 1991 single work novel ; Death in Store Jennifer Rowe , 1991 selected work short story ; Australian Cinema : The First Eighty Years Graham Shirley , Brian Adams , 1983 single work criticism biography ; The Language of Love : An Anthology of Australian Love Letters, Poetry and Prose 1991 anthology short story poetry correspondence
Hardly a Jewel in the Crown of Rome Greg Flynn , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 30 November - 1 December 1991; (p. rev 7)
— Review of The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , 1991 single work novel
Forecasts John Nieuwenhuizen , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Bookseller & Publisher , September vol. 71 no. 1019 1991; (p. 29)
— Review of The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , 1991 single work novel
Roman Scandals Gary Jennings , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The New York Times Book Review , 6 October 1991; (p. 12)
— Review of The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , 1991 single work novel
Returning to Rome : McCullough Takes Us Back in Time Herb Hild , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 26 October 1991; (p. wkd 7)
— Review of The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , 1991 single work novel
Frankly, Tomorrow is Another Doris Day John Hanrahan , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 2 November 1991; (p. 7)
— Review of The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , 1991 single work novel
Roman Scandals a Dull Tome Josephine Riley , 1991 single work review
— Appears in: The Newcastle Herald , 23 November 1991; (p. 13)
— Review of The Grass Crown Colleen McCullough , 1991 single work novel
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)
Enraptured by a Sweeping Vision of Rome Tony Baker , 1993 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 9 October 1993; (p. 30)
Rome is Where the Art is for Author Natasha Bita , 1991 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 14-15 September 1991; (p. 3)
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