{"product_id":"i-am-rome-9780593598061","title":"I Am Rome","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the runaway #1 international bestseller that has captured readers the world over―and reminds us all why we remember the name \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Posteguillo shows just how thrilling a historical novel can be.\"―\u003ci\u003eEl Pa?s\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvery legend has a beginning . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRome, 77 B.C. The corrupt Senator Dolabella is about to go on trial for his crimes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Dolabella owns the jury. He's hired the best lawyers in the city. And he's very willing to use violence against those who oppose him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn all of Rome, no man dares accept the role of prosecutor--until, against all odds, an unknown twenty-three-year-old steps out to lead the case, defend the people of the city, and defy the power of the ruling elite. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat lawyer's name is Gaius Julius Caesar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo begins Santiago Posteguillo's acclaimed masterpiece of historical fiction―a tale as epic as Caesar's life itself. An irresistible page-turning novel of politics and betrayal, grand battles and impossible odds, shocking villainy and even greater acts of courage, \u003ci\u003eI Am Rome\u003c\/i\u003e brilliantly animates the moments that shaped this extraordinary young man's fate--and in so doing, changed the course of history itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSantiago Posteguillo\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of historical novels in the Spanish language, with more than 4 million readers. His numerous novels set in the ancient world include the Planeta Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eI, Julia\u003c\/i\u003e (about Rome's most powerful empress) and his Scipio Africanus trilogy. He combines his writing with his work as a tenured professor of English language and literature at the Jaume I University in Castell?n. Posteguillo holds a doctorate from the University of Valencia and has studied literature, linguistics, and translation at various universities in the United States and the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51183559508242,"sku":"9780593598061","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c8cfd239-cf44-4188-9665-37f7768a494a.jpg?v=1744470707","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/i-am-rome-9780593598061","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}