Imperium: From the Sunday Times bestselling author (Cicero Trilogy, 4)

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Imperium," the first in the series, is a tour de force that introduces us to Cicero at the onset of his political career. The book is packed with colorful details about the ancient city of Rome, its political system, its domestic arrangements, its homes, and the ancient rivalry between the patrician families and the "new men" who came from a lower class, like Cicero. Cicero dispatches Tiro to the National Archive, Catulus's domain, to check Verres's quaestorian records as governor and finds no accounts submitted. The supporting cast, from Julius Caesar to Pompey the Great, are equally well-drawn, each adding depth and color to the rich tapestry of the narrative. The book deals with the fascinating life of the political animal and great thinker, Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Speeches could make or break a Roman politician in those times, and Robert Harris gave Cicero's speeches the necessary background and build-up to make it an engrossing read. I had no intention of getting it but you know how it is, you can never find the right amount of books on the promotion table, so I picked it up.Esta, en concreto, se divide en dos partes, la primera hasta su elección como edil, y la segunda hasta su nombramiento como cónsul.

I can think of no better endorsement of Imperium than to mention those two books in the same breath. It holds those eyes and hearts of Roman sensibilities during change in the republic, both in its aristocrats, and in its plebs - incredibly well. Narrated by Cicero's slave and scribe, Tiro, who invented an early elaborate version of shorthand so he could take down speeches and debates as they occurred, the novel joins Cicero as a young man, and then takes us through his landmark prosecution of Verres, a corrupt governor of Sicily (and you wondered how early the Mafia got its roots), his alliance with the general Pompey and his lifelong opposition to another wealthy general, Crassus, and his closely contested election as the first and only consul of Rome who was not an aristocrat, a general or someone who bribed his way into office. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Rufus, who dislikes Crassus intensely, agrees to hide Tiro in a secret alcove behind a tapestry so he can transcribe an important meeting. It didn’t so much feel that I was being taught something, rather that I was being told stories – often interesting stories, too. Men like Pompey and Julius Caesar who are looking to destroy democracy for a military dictatorship and absolute power.