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Imperium
Robert Harris

Imperium

A Novel of Ancient Rome

Simon & Schuster (Sep 19, 2006)
9780743266031
| Hardcover
320 pages | 165 x 236 mm | English
Dewey 823.914
LC Classification PR6058.A69147 .I47 2006
LC Control No. 2006044393

Genre

  • Historical Fiction

Subject

  • Biographical Fiction
  • Fiction / Historical
  • Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General
  • Rome
  • Statesmen

Plot

A tale inspired by the writings of Tiro, Marcus Cicero's confidential secretary, traces the life of the famous ancient Roman orator and philosopher from his beginnings as a radical young lawyer through his competitions with such figures as Pompey, Caesar, and Crassus in the political arena. 350,000 first printing.