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Imperium

a Novel of Ancient Rome
Jun 30, 2017tjdickey rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
In the first of his now-completed Cicero trilogy, Robert Harris uses his considerable narrative talents to take us into the world of ancient Rome. It is a world of Republican Democracy in the depths of intrigue: graft and political corruption, foul-tempered candidates, electoral meddling, special prosecutors, courtroom drama, backroom deals with political rivals and stunning reversals and betrayals (any of this history sound familiar?). The young statesman Cicero begins to rise the political ladder against the scheming backdrop of Crassus, Pompey, and a young Julius Caesar, and a cast of thousands.