Lustrum (Cicero 2)
Robert Harris
Rome, 63 BC.
In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire,seven menare struggling for power.Cicerois consul,Caesarhis ruthless young rival,Pompeythe republic's greatest general,Crassusits richest man,Catoa political fanatic,Catilinaa psychopath,Clodiusan 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,Lustrumis a study in the timeless enticements and horrors of power.
In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire,seven menare struggling for power.Cicerois consul,Caesarhis ruthless young rival,Pompeythe republic's greatest general,Crassusits richest man,Catoa political fanatic,Catilinaa psychopath,Clodiusan 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,Lustrumis a study in the timeless enticements and horrors of power.
卷:
2
年:
2010
出版社:
Random House
语言:
english
页:
452
ISBN 10:
0099406322
ISBN 13:
9780099406327
系列:
Cicero
文件:
EPUB, 490 KB
IPFS:
,
english, 2010
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