Lustrum

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.

ISBN 0099406322   Pages 464 ISBN13 9780099406327 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 320 Publisher Cornerstone   Published in London Imprint Arrow Books Ltd   Height (mm) 198 Format Paperback   Width (mm) 128 Publication date 01 Sep 2005   Spine width (mm) 27 DEWEY 823.914   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

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