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"Büyük oyuncuların karakterini ve bunun kamusal arenadaki eylemlerini nasıl etkilediğini anlama çabası. Bu yazarın tüm kitapları gibi çok iyi yazılmış. Başlığa rağmen Octavian, kitabın zaman çerçevesinde küçük bir oyuncu. Bu, öncelikle Sulla'nın emekli olmasından Sezar'a suikast yapılmasına kadar geçen süreye odaklanıyor. Marcus Tullius Cicero'ya dönemin diğer Romalılarından daha fazla kelime harcanıyor. "

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