Harris, Robert

Imperium / Robert Harris - 403 pages - Cicero, book 1 .

"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. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator, determined to attain Imperium--supreme power in the state."--Cover

9780091801250


Statesmen--Rome--Fiction


Historical fiction

Fic