"Caesar, or By the Will of Fate" is the fifth novel in Colleen McCullough's famous "Lords of Rome" series and continues the story of the brilliant rise to power of Julius Caesar.54 BC. Gaius Julius Caesar marches victoriously through Gaul. Although his achievements in the name of Rome are grandiose, they inspire not joy in the conservative leaders of the Republic, but fear: who knows how far the ambitions of this gifted commander extend? A conspiracy is brewing, and Caesar is ready to turn his genius against his ungrateful country, but he is opposed by Pompey the Great, not only a former ally, but also a relative. Rome is on the threshold of a new Civil War. The opponents' forces are equal. Everything must be decided by the will of fate. But first, Caesar must cross the Rubicon.