{"product_id":"imperium-a-novel-of-ancient-rome","title":"Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eImperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Harris\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780743498661\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eGallery Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2007\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eReprint\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e305\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003eUsed Copy\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFatherland\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePompeii\u003c\/i\u003e, comes the first novel of a trilogy about the struggle for power in ancient Rome.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his \"most accomplished work to date\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome | Robert Harris | Paperback | 9780743498661 | Used: Very Good | Fiction 1715832 (temp: 10)","offer_id":48313122750616,"sku":"1715832","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81LLQHydtiL.jpg?v=1772553964","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/imperium-a-novel-of-ancient-rome","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}