{"product_id":"imperium-a-novel-of-ancient-rome-9780743498661","title":"Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarris, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Robert Harris is the author of \u003ci\u003ePompeii, Enigma\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFatherland\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been a television correspondent with the BBC and a newspaper columnist for the \u003ci\u003eLondon Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels have sold more than ten million copies and been translated into thirty languages. He lives in Berkshire, England, with his wife and four children.","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614333636882,"sku":"9780743498661","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_838bfb57-7bc6-4db5-a7c9-97d3e25323e2.jpg?v=1732439378","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/imperium-a-novel-of-ancient-rome-9780743498661","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}