- roman republic, english fiction, Fiction, History
Book #1 in The Cicero Trilogy. Historical fiction about the legal and political intrigues of the Roman statesman, Cicero, as told by his slave and secretary, Tiro.
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About the book
- Author
- Robert Harris
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 384
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster, Pocket, Simon & Schuster Audio
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780091800956
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“TIRO, M. Tullius, the secretary of Cicero.”
English author known for his novel "Fatherland" as well as a series of novels on ancient Rome and non-fiction books
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