Masters of Rome

Gaius Marius

Protagonist of first novel, military reformer who rose from obscurity

Spartacus

Slave rebel leader mentioned in Crassus storyline

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

Loyal friend and general of Octavian

Vercingetorix

Noble Gallic king who unites tribes against Rome

Tiberius Gracchus

Reformer martyred for land redistribution

Gaius Gracchus

Reformer who continued brother's work

Quintus Sertorius

Brilliant general who defied Sulla from Spain

Publius Rutilius Rufus

Narrator figure, honorable statesman wrongly exiled

Marcus Livius Drusus

Reformer who sought to extend citizenship

Julius Caesar

Central protagonist across multiple books, brilliant and charismatic

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Brilliant orator but politically vacillating

Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus

Caesar's trusted general who betrayed him

Servilia of the Junii

Caesar's lover and mother of Brutus

Lucius Licinius Lucullus

Capable general who fought Mithridates

Mithridates VI of Pontus

Cunning eastern king who challenged Rome for decades

Jugurtha

Numibian king who challenged Rome through bribery

Marcus Aemilius Scaurus

Princeps Senatus, political operator

Lucius Appuleius Saturninus

Populist tribune allied with Marius

Julius Caesar

Mark Antony

Loyal to Caesar but shown as increasingly reckless

Mark Antony

Marcus Junius Brutus

Son of Servilia, conflicted about loyalty to Caesar

Octavian (Augustus)

Young heir who proves politically brilliant

Octavian (Augustus)

Pompey the Great

Vain but capable general, shown as jealous of Caesar

Pompey the Great

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Richest man in Rome, politically ambitious but militarily inept

Marcus Licinius Crassus

Cicero

Cato the Younger

Stubborn idealist, often shown as political fanatic

Cato the Younger

Gaius Cassius Longinus

Conspirator who recruited Brutus

Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix

Complex antagonist who becomes dictator, shown with psychological depth

Cleopatra VII

Intelligent queen, political partner to Caesar and Antony

Cleopatra VII

Publius Clodius Pulcher

Ambitious playboy and political agitator

Caesarion (Ptolemy XV)

Son of Caesar and Cleopatra

Marcus Calpurnius Bibulus

Caesar's co-consul who opposed him

Gaius Trebonius

Conspirator who detained Antony during assassination