ISBN |
9781408487426 |
9781408487433 |
Name |
Harris, Robert, 1957- |
Uniform title |
Conspirata |
Title |
Lustrum / Robert Harris. |
Published |
Bath, [England] : Windsor/Paragon, 2010 |
Description |
505 p. (large print) : Map ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Originally published: London: Hutchinson, 2009. |
Published in the U.S. under title: Conspirata : a novel of Ancient Rome by Simon & Schuster, New York, 2010. |
"Blinded by ambition, seduced by power, destroyed by Rome" - cover. |
Summary |
"Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power. Cicero is consul, Caesar his ruthless young rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus is richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath, Coldius an ambitious playboy. The stories of these real historical figures - their alliances and betrayals, their cruelties and seductions, their brilliance and their crimes - are all interleaved to form this epic novel. Its narrator is Tiro, a slave who serves as confidential secretary to the wily, humane, complex Cicero. He knows all his master's secrets - a dangerous position to be in. From the discovery of a child's mutilated body, through judicial execution and a scandalous trial, to the brutal unleashing of the Roman mob, 'Lustrum' is a study in the timeless enticements and horrors of power." -- Cover |
Genre |
Historical fiction |
Series |
Cicero 2 |
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