This second volume of the trilogy, tests Cicero's authority to the limit as he confronts the conspirators' plot to overthrow the state of Rome. Cicero's eloquence, his greatest weapon, is the mainspring of his courage and genius which as an orator he uses to huge effect. This account based on the diaries of his secretary and slave is a riveting read - not for the squeamish.
(James Baker - bwl 90 Autumn 2018 ) |
