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From the bestselling author of Fatherland and Pompeii, comes the first novel of a trilogy about the struggle for power in ancient Rome.
In his “most accomplished work to date” (Los Angeles Times), master of historical fiction Robert Harris lures readers back in time to the compelling life of Roman Senator Marcus Cicero. The re-creation of a vanished biography written by his household slave and righthand man, Tiro, Imperium follows Cicero’s extraordinary struggle to attain supreme power in Rome.
On a cold November morning, Tiro opens the door to find a terrified, bedraggled stranger begging for help. Once a Sicilian aristocrat, the man was robbed by the corrupt Roman governor, Verres, who is now trying to convict him under false pretenses and sentence him to a violent death. The man claims that only the great senator Marcus Cicero, one of Rome’s most ambitious lawyers and spellbinding orators, can bring him justice in a crooked society manipulated by the villainous governor. But for Cicero, it is a chance to prove himself worthy of absolute power. What follows is one of the most gripping courtroom dramas in history, and the beginning of a quest for political glory by a man who fought his way to the top using only his voice—defeating the most daunting figures in Roman history.
- Sales Rank: #37347 in Books
- Brand: Harris, Robert
- Model: 1668643
- Published on: 2007-08-07
- Released on: 2007-08-07
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.25" h x .90" w x 5.31" l, .62 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 305 pages
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332 of 340 people found the following review helpful.
The Best Novel about Republican Rome
By Suzanne Cross
I give this novel my highest personal rating: it performs the extremely difficult task of making Cicero, a rather stuffy icon for 2 millennia, as accessible and as politically understandable as the national news in your local paper and to paint his turbulent times in a way anyone can identify with and understand. It is simply the best novel I've ever read, in terms of historical accuracy and intelligent reading of complex personalities, about the failing Roman Republic.
I have always had problems with Cicero. You have the "lawyer's briefs," his speeches and trials; you have the wonderful intimate, flawed, and somehow endearing correspondence in which Cicero proves he was far from able to navigate the complex political currents of his remarkable day; then you have his alliance with the Optimates, the rich nobles whose refusal to reform the Roman Republic made it, in part, possible for military strong-men like Pompey and Caesar to threaten and finally help destroy it.
Harris is simply superb. He uses Cicero's actual slave, Tiro (famous as his closest assistant) as the narrator of the remarkable and tragic events of those final years. I've read enough of Cicero to feel that Harris has somehow internalized and channeled both his speeches and correspondence; the context is effortlessly painted. Harris' comprehensive knowledge of Rome in the period roughly 70 BC is so meticulous that he makes it seem as easy to paint as an artist in a modern Chinatown. I've read enough of Harris' earlier novels to know that he's a fine plotter and draws clear characters. But I did not expect how he would recreate living men and women in a vanished time with such comfort and authenticity.
One of the great early trials that "made" Cicero's name was his prosecution of the politically-connected noble, Verres, who had pillaged his Sicilian province. In reading of the preparation for and prosecution of this trial (which took real political courage, in view of the vested interests ranged against conviction), I can honestly say it reads like a thriller and its culmination is extraordinarily moving - all while following history meticulously. But Harris isn't out to make Cicero a saint - we see (perhaps all too clearly, as parallels with modern politics spring easily to mind) just what it takes to claw your way up the Roman political tree, the kinds of compromises it requires, the kind of damage it can do to the man.
First in, I understand, a remarkable trilogy in which Cicero's career is impacted by other giants - Pompey, Caesar, Crassus, Clodius, all unforgettably drawn - this book is unput-downable, remarkably effective in conveying us to an ancient world, thrillingly able to make the connections between ancient and modern times through the medium of a remarkable politician who would be equally at home, now, in Washington or Baghdad. You will not feel the same about Cicero, or ancient Rome, again.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Cicero , a Senator in ancient Rome
By Mimi
The writer is a good writer, but frankly, it was a little more exciting than Julius Caesar's "Gaulic Wars", which I read in college in Latin. Cicero is the main character, but the story of his life of being a Senator in Rome is told by his secretary (a slave).He progresses through the political intrigues to become "Imperium".
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Even in Ancient Rome, brains and ability could sometimes overcome social class
By Roger J. Buffington
Marcus Tullius Cicero was one of the great Senators in the evening of the Roman Republic, and many books have been written about him, both fictional and non-fictional. This novel is one of the best.
Cicero is something of a contradiction in Roman politics. He was from a wealthy family, (the "First Class") but not of one of the old aristocratic families that essentially ruled Rome for centuries. While we recognize that Rome was a republic because it had representational government of a sort, and no kings, in fact mostly only persons of noble birth could aspire to a political career in Rome, and it is no coincidence that the names of the great Roman statesmen over the centuries repeatedly bear the same small group of surnames. Cicero was an exception. His family was from the country, and Romans considered him to be more or less what modern day persons would call, from the "sticks." This story is about Cicero's single-minded rise to power. While he had the advantage of a modest fortune behind him, there is no question that his high intellect and talent as an advocate are what really enabled him to eventually achieve the Consul's chair; the highest office of the Roman Republic.
Robert Harris tells Cicero's story from the perspective of his personal slave and secretary, one Tiro. This device works, because Harris portrays Tiro as he must have been: wise, subservient to Cicero and devoted to him, and highly intelligent. Through Tiro's eyes we see Cicero, Pompey, Caesar, Crassus and some of the other greats of the times portrayed in a manner that simply rings true. There is something about Harris' novel that fairly crackles with authenticity. Many novels of ancient Rome fail to achieve this realism. This one epitomizes it.
The one disappointment of this novel is that it ends with Cicero's election as Senior Consul. There is much of importance remaining in the life of Cicero, and I trust that we can anticipate Harris' sequel, which will enable Tiro to tell this story! Highly recommended.
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