Paperback edition of Harris's latest novel set in Ancient Rome, following the political rivalries between Cicero, Caesar, Pompey, Crassus, Cato, Catlina and Clodius. Previous novel }The Ghost{ has recently been adapted into the film }The Ghost Writer{ by Roman Polanski It was Rome, 63 BC. In a city on the brink of acquiring a vast empire, seven men are struggling for power - Cicero is consul; Caesar, his ruthless young rival; Pompey, the republic's greatest general; Crassus, its richest man; Cato, a political fanatic; Catilina, a psychopath; and, Clodius, an ambitious playboy.
