 In the historical novel series "Masters of Rome", Colleen McCullough presents a not-so-flattering depiction of Cicero's career, showing him struggling with an inferiority complex and vanity, morally flexible and fatally indiscreet, while his rival Julius Caesar is shown in a more approving light.Cicero is portrayed as a hero in the novel "A Pillar of Iron" by Taylor Caldwell (1965).Robert Harris' novels "Imperium", "Lustrum" (published under the name "Conspirata" in the United States) and "Dictator" comprise a three-part series based on the life of Cicero.