Harris, Robert. Conspirata: A Novel of Ancient Rome.
Ancient Rome's greatest orator is under threat of death! Midway through his year as Consul to the Roman Senate Cicero is the target of a rebellion against the Republic.
Allies are questionable, spies are either clumsy or wind up dead, and wife Terentia veers between emotional extremes. Such is the backdrop to Cicero's continuing story begun in "Imperium" and narrated by his secretary Tiro. Unlike many historical writers Harris does not venture into great detail about ways of living in those past times. His emphasis is on telling a story that reminds one at times of TV's best crime dramas and at others that very little has changed in the world of politics.
Also by Robert Harris at Merrick Library:
Archangel
Enigma
Fatherland
The Ghost
A Higher Form of Killing
Pompeii
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