Lustrum
- Kategoria:
- kryminał, sensacja, thriller
- Cykl:
- Trylogia Imperium Rzymskie (tom 2)
- Tytuł oryginału:
- Lustrum
- Wydawnictwo:
- Arrow
- Język:
- angielski
It is 63 BC, the year when Cicero is consul. Most of his time in office is devoted to uncovering and thwarting a violent conspiracy to overthrow the state, ostensibly led by Crassus and a group of disaffected senators.
Underlying it all is the great rivalry between Cicero and Caesar who represent two different types of ambition: one orthodox, the other revolutionary. As Caesar’s power grows, Cicero must face the inevitable compromises that come with power; is it justifiable to use illegal methods in order to save the Republic?
Robert Harris yet again proves himself a master of historical fiction as he takes the reader to the heart of republican Rome with a novel that is at once brilliantly researched and utterly gripping