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Original Title:	Imperium
ISBN:	074326603X (ISBN13: 9780743266031)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Cicero #1
Characters:	Tiro, Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Julius Caesar, Marcus Tullius Cicero
Setting:	Italy Rome(Italy)

Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Cicero #1)

Robert Harris

Hardcover | Pages: 305 pages

Rating: 4.09 | 24529 Users | 1715 Reviews

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Title	:	Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Cicero #1)
Author	:	Robert Harris
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 305 pages
Published	:	September 19th 2006 by Simon & Schuster
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction

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When Tiro, the confidential secretary (and slave) of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events that will eventually propel his master into one of the most suspenseful courtroom dramas in history. The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman governor, Verres. The senator is Marcus Cicero—an ambitious young lawyer and spellbinding orator, who at the age of twenty-seven is determined to attain imperium—supreme power in the state.

Of all the great figures of the Roman world, none was more fascinating or charismatic than Cicero. And Tiro—the inventor of shorthand and author of numerous books, including a celebrated biography of his master (which was lost in the Dark Ages)—was always by his side.

Compellingly written in Tiro's voice, Imperium is the re-creation of his vanished masterpiece, recounting in vivid detail the story of Cicero's quest for glory, competing with some of the most powerful and intimidating figures of his—or any other—age: Pompey, Caesar, Crassus, and the many other powerful Romans who changed history.

Robert Harris, the world's master of innovative historical fiction, lures us into a violent, treacherous world of Roman politics at once exotically different from and yet startlingly similar to our own—a world of Senate intrigue and electoral corruption, special prosecutors and political adventurism—to describe how one clever, compassionate, devious, vulnerable man fought to reach the top.

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IMPERIUM recounts the story of Marcus Cicero's ascent from modest young lawyer to the leading advocate of the late Roman Republic and one of the greatest orators of all time. IMPERIUM is the first of a three volume set. It concludes with Cicero overcoming treachery to win an ugly election and become leader of the Roman senate. Cicero's story during this period is fascinating. Circumstances compel him, against his better judgment, to make an alliance with Pompey the Great which alienates him from

3.0 stars. This book did exactly what I expected it to do. It was a both a solid, enjoyable read and at the same time an unremarkable story that will be forgotten as quickly as my self respect inhibitions on Tequila. To put it in the shell's nut, this was good entertainment but likely won't earn a hallowed place among your list of favorites. I did appreciate that this book lent itself extremely well to audio because the story is VERY easy to follow and the narrative is not jammed with dense

At school, history was always my favourite subject. It didnt so much feel that I was being taught something, rather that I was being told stories often interesting stories, too. And as a legacy of those days Ive retained an interest in events that formed the world in which we live. I read a reasonable amount of non-fiction to fill the gaping holes in my knowledge but once in a while I like to pick up a book by someone like Robert Harris who is able to mix history with a little imagination. This

A reviewer called this novel "Labour in Togas" because of the many parallels one can draw between Tony Blair's ascent and Cicero's career. Both men stood against the "aristocracy" and represented the common people; both men had to change the laws of their governments because of "terrorists"; and both men eventually found themselves shaking hands with their enemies in order to maintain their power. Imperium is a historical novel that builds its thrills much like a John Grisham courtroom thriller.

I loved this book. Harris has written a novel that combines a good political potboiler with solid historical fiction, based on real events in the life of the famous Roman senator and consul Cicero.Narrated by Cicero's slave and scribe, Tiro, who invented an early elaborate version of shorthand so he could take down speeches and debates as they occurred, the novel joins Cicero as a young man, and then takes us through his landmark prosecution of Verres, a corrupt governor of Sicily (and you

I have read three books by Robert Harris recently; this one, Pompeii and Enigma. Notwithstanding anything I might have found previously to say about his works, one thing I have to give him is that the man does his research quiet well. He does not rely on heavy words like some authors to veil an otherwise paper thin plot (that is, if there is one to start with), but he trusts his immaculate research to speak for his work with a clean narration. As a result, the reader is exposed to a very well

Uneven and meandering, lacking a strong historical senseThis is an ok rather than a brilliant read. I found it unevenly written and paced, and while the plot starts quite tight it ends up meandering all over as if it's not quite sure what it wants to be about.It starts off being about Cicero and the Verres scandal (if you're interested in the actual speeches that Cicero made against Verres, they can be found in Political Speeches), but then turns into Cicero's chase for the consulship.There