In this second book of the Cicero trilogy, the calamitous year of the senator's consulship is vividly portrayed. Perfidy, perils and betrayals abound. Cicero has to compromise his integrity in order to preserve the republic, facing poor odds against the unlimited power and wealth of Pompey, Crassus, and Julius Caesar arrayed against him. We see the malignant side of
the latter as he rises with the help of unscrupulous allies, bent on turning Rome into his personal dictatorship. A fascinating, fast-moving read, with striking relevance to political machinations even today.
the latter as he rises with the help of unscrupulous allies, bent on turning Rome into his personal dictatorship. A fascinating, fast-moving read, with striking relevance to political machinations even today.
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