Imperium: From the Sunday Times bestselling author (Cicero Trilogy, 4)

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La historia nos la cuenta su fiel secretario -y esclavo- Tiro, inventor de la taquigrafía con que conseguía transcribir con precisión las largas peroratas de su señor y de los senadores romanos. Imperium” is a Latin word (not that I remember it from my high school Latin) which can be roughly translated as “power to command,” that refers to the power of the state over the individual, but also implies the power gained from wealth and ownership of “stuff,” i. I found the description of Roman life as it is presented in Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town by Mary Beard to be clearer. De esta forma, las páginas caen una detrás de otra sin esfuerzo, mientras aprendemos sobre la vida de este gran personaje histórico que fue Cicerón, el tartamudo que llegaría a ser uno de los mayores oradores de la Historia y cónsul de la república romana, a la vez que nos adentramos en ese interesante período histórico durante el que Julio César también aparecería casi desde la nada para, con sus intrigas, llegar a hacerse con el poder y acabar con la República.

Harris has not only written a definitive account of Cicero's life but has also set a new standard in historical fiction. I like a good political story from time to time, and Roman politics seem to have been pretty brutal. Whilst staying at the family farm, news arrives that Rome is threatened by pirates and Cicero is invited to attend a council of war held at Pompey's country estate. Intelligent and compelling to read (for the most part anyway), it is well worth a look for fans of Robert Harris but also those interested in Roman history who want to see some of history's biggest names come to life on the page.Para lograr convertirse en el gran abogado del pueblo de Roma es capaz de llevar a juicio a un gobernador por corrupción en uno de los casos más importantes de su tiempo, que es lo que ocupa el primer tercio de la novela. It’s more political intrigue, and beyond that, it’s more about electoral intrigue with a side of legal drama.

Within this treacherous Roman world of politics with violence and death, Cicero, himself a man of passion, compassion an vulnerability, must somehow seem to survive if he wants to realise his ambition.

As a result, he is sought out by a Sicilian merchant who has been robbed, libeled and threatened with death by the corrupt Roman governor of Sicily named Verres. a Roman Governor pillages Sicily, working in league with pirates, and abducting and killing ship passengers. Y no quiero revelar tampoco mucho más pues, aunque tampoco nada de lo que diga puede considerarse un destripe, no voy hacer una mejor semblanza del personaje protagonista en esta reseña que la novela. Imperium is an epic account of the timeless struggle for power and the sudden disintegration of a society. Against all odds, he wins and this propels him to greater battles with the criminal patrician senators and generals.

But the path to becoming the famous orator we now know is strewn with dangerous men who would see a high-minded lawyer dead in a ditch to get what they want.Y si ya me cansan los políticos que sufrimos hoy en día por este país ni te cuento ver lo mismo entre Cicerón, Craso, Pompeyo o demás nombres que intrigan por las páginas del libro. A pretty decent novel about Roman politician and arguably greatest orator Marcus Tullius Cicero, that I understand is the start of a trilogy. There was no way I would not want to read some historical fiction about him, especially when I saw that Harris wrote his trilogy on Cicero from the point of view of Tiro.

It didn’t so much feel that I was being taught something, rather that I was being told stories – often interesting stories, too. Just finished this renowned historical fiction trilogy about the famous figure of Cicero, who operated during a time of almost unparalleled change within the Ancient Roman Empire. Robert Harris is the author of fifteen bestselling novels: the Cicero Trilogy - Imperium , Lustrum and Dictator - Fatherland , Enigma , Archangel , Pompeii , The Ghost , The Fear Index , An Officer and a Spy , which won four prizes including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction, Conclave , Munich , The Second Sleep, V2 and Act of Oblivion .It has high value for seeing a different portrayal of the same period and people, but it sure won't be causing you to exclaim and laugh and shed a tear. Ahora me queda claro que los políticos no han perdido ni un ápice de su hijoputismo, solo su astucia e inteligencia. As his private secretary, Tiro went everywhere with Cicero, and tells the story of his master’s investigation in Sicily, complicated political games and agile legal work in great detail. Reading this book was not my choice, it was the choice of my reading group and it would have been rude not to!