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Violence
Some
Roman political violence and period danger
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Brief adult content in the Roman setting
Substance Use
Barely any
Social drinking in Roman context
Emotional Intensity
Some
Themes of ambition, rhetoric as power, and the personal cost of public life
What this book is about
Told by Cicero's slave and secretary Tiro, Imperium traces the Roman orator's rise from modest origins to the consulship — through the Verres trial, political maneuvering, and the relentless work of building a political career without noble blood. Harris's historical novel is scholarly, propulsive, and one of the finest portraits of ancient politics ever written.
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Roman political violence
Ancient setting
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