Rome, 63 BC.
In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power. Cicero is consul, Caesar his ruthless young rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath, Clodius an ambitious playboy.
The stories of these real historical figures - their alliances and betrayals, their cruelties and seductions, their brilliance and their crimes - are all interleaved to form this epic novel. Its narrator is Tiro, a slave who serves as confidential secretary to the wily, humane, complex Cicero. He knows all his master's secrets - a dangerous position to be in.
From the discovery of a child's mutilated body, through judicial execution and a scandalous trial, to the brutal unleashing of the Roman mob, Lustrum is a study in the timeless enticements and horrors of power.
- ISBN10 1784756156
- ISBN13 9781784756154
- Publish Date 28 February 2017
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Random House (Pty) Ltd South Africa
- Imprint Arrow
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 464
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9781784756154