Rent Imperium of Ancient Rome

Synopsis

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 right-hand 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.

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