Product Description

When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10929 in Books
• Published on: 2009-10-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 7.75" h x 1.05" w x 5.00" l, .75 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

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Review
Harris's best so far, rapid and compelling in narrative, copious in detail, thoroughly researched but also, which is more important, thoroughly imagined... Irresistible Sunday Telegraph In Harris's hands, the great game becomes a beautiful one The Times Genres ancient and modern have rarely been so skilfully synthesised... Gripping and accomplished Guardian A joy to read in every way, and as a mirror to the politics of our present age has no equal Independent Harris deploys the devices of the thriller writer to trace the perils and triumphs of Cicero's ascent... A finely accomplished recreation of the power struggles of more than two millenniums ago Observer

Tom Holland, Guardian
‘Genres ancient and modern have rarely been so skilfully
synthesised… Gripping and accomplished.’

Peter Kemp, Sunday Times
‘Fascinating… Imperium masterfully dramatises issues not only
pertinent to a vanished world but to our own.’