Lustrum - Cicero Trilogy

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 its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath, Clodius 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.

ISBN:	9780099406327
Publisher:	Random House
Imprint:	Arrow Books
Published date:	08 Jul 2010
DEWEY:	823.914
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	452
Weight:	322g
Height:	199mm
Width:	132mm
Spine width:	27mm

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