by Robert Harris, Andrzej Szulc
This is a good conclusion to the series. If you know the history, the ending isn't really a surprise. What Harris does extremely well is paint ancient Rome. It is a wonderful read about ancient politics.
This is the third part of Harris' Cicero series - and it doesn't make much sense without having read the previous 2 novels, Imperium and Lustrum since it picks up right where Lustrum left off and runs through the final 20 years of Cicero's life: his exile and return, Pompey vs Caesar, Caesar's dicta...
‘If only you will look on high,’ the old statesman tells Scipio, ‘and contemplate this eternal home and resting place, you will no longer bother with the gossip of the common herd or put your trust in human reward for your exploits. Nor will any man’s reputation endure very long, for what men say di...
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