Ancient Rome - "a city of glory built on a river of filth" - teems with ambitious and ruthless men. None is more brilliant than Marcus Cicero. A rising young lawyer, backed by a shrewd wife, he decides to gamble everything on one of the most dramatic courtroom battles of all time. Win it, and he could win control of Rome itself. Lose it, and he is finished forever. Internationally acclaimed for its storytelling power and historical accuracy, Robert Harris"s new novel is an epic account of the timeless struggle for power and the sudden disintegration of a society. Формат: 11 см x 17,5 см.