Name: Lustrum

Also published as: Conspirata: A Novel of Ancient Rome

Author: Robert Harris
Year: 2009
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Historical fiction, Thriller, Mystery
Culture: Italy

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ISBNs:
9788501090423
9780099406327
8501090425
0099406322
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.
This book is part of the "Cicero" series. Here are some other books from this series:
"Dictator"
First published in 2015
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"Imperium"
First published in 2006
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