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Lustrum

by Robert Harris Book 2 in the Cicero Trilogy series.

First published 2009

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Rome, 63 BCE. Cicero has reached the consulship, but the office places him at the centre of a republic divided by debt, ambition and the threat of violence. Catiline’s conspiracy forces him to choose between constitutional restraint and emergency action while Caesar, Crassus, Pompey and their rivals compete to shape the crisis.

Tiro records both the triumph and the cost of Cicero’s decision to execute the conspirators without trial. The act secures his authority in the moment but gives his enemies the weapon they need to drive him towards isolation and exile.

Historical Periods

Catilinarian Conspiracy63–62 BCE Late Roman Republic133–27 BCE

Genres

Biographical Fiction Court & Political Fiction Historical Thriller

Historical people

Marcus Licinius Crassus116 BCE–54 BCE Pompey106–48 BCE Julius Caesar101 BCE–45 BCE Cicero107 BCE–44 BCE Catilinec. 108–62 BCE

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