Imperium (Cicero Trilogy 1)

The acclaimed author of Pompeii and master of innovation in historical fiction captivates with his "Cicero Trilogy", which begins with Imperium and is set in ancient Rome, a time of betrayals and political intrigues, so distant from ours and yet so close.

A man of principles, passionate and idealistic, in a world dominated by corruption, economic interests and the unscrupulousness of politicians. The titanic struggle of Cicero, the greatest orator in history, to achieve power in Rome.

Rome, 1st century BC. When on a cold November morning, Tiro, Cicero's secretary and confidant, opens the door to a terrified inhabitant of Sicily, victim of the island's corrupt governor, he does not know that he has just unleashed one of the most exciting judicial disputes in history.

A confrontation that went far beyond justice and had historical consequences for the Republic, because it unleashed a whirlwind of conspiracies in which, due to his eagerness to achieve imperium, the supreme power of the State, Cicero found himself immersed.

Review:
"In Harris's hands, the most complex game is clothed in beauty."
The Times