{"product_id":"new-covers-cicero-trilogy-robert-harris-collection-3-books-collection-set-imperium-lustrum-dictator-copy","title":"[New Covers] Cicero Trilogy Robert Harris Collection 3 Books Collection Set Imperium Lustrum Dictator","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImperium\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Tiro; the confidential secretary of a Roman senator; opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning; he sets in motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian; a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor; Verres. The senator is Cicero; a brilliant young lawyer and spellbinding orator; determined to attain imperium - supreme power in the state. This is the starting-point of Robert Harris's most accomplished novel to date. Compellingly written in Tiro's voice; it takes us inside the violent; treacherous world of Roman politics; to describe how one man - clever; compassionate; devious; vulnerable - fought to reach the top\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLustrum\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRome; 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 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDictator\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ehere was a time when Cicero held Caesar's life in the palm of his hand. But now Caesar is the dominant figure and Cicero's life is in ruins. Cicero's comeback requires wit; skill and courage. And for a brief and glorious period; the legendary orator is once more the supreme senator in Rome. But politics is never static. And no statesman; however cunning; can safeguard against the ambition and corruption of others\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arrow","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50967516610866,"sku":"SNW6944","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/7351\/5314\/files\/RobertHarris-3Books-NewCovers.jpg?v=1781778524","url":"https:\/\/www.powpex.com\/products\/new-covers-cicero-trilogy-robert-harris-collection-3-books-collection-set-imperium-lustrum-dictator-copy","provider":"Powpex Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}