Imperium
by Robert Harris · first published 2006
100% recommend
Book #1 in The Cicero Trilogy. Historical fiction about the legal and political intrigues of the Roman statesman, Cicero, as told by his slave and secretary, Tiro.
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…anyway, and then they were pretty much gone entirely at that point. = December = Alone Together - Sherry Turtle 4 The negatives of tech, robotics and the internet. Interesting and important read. Imperium - Robert Harris 5 First in the semi-fictional trilogy accounting the fall of the Roman Republic, told through the eyes of Cicero’s secretary, Tiro. Really good. The politics, the corruption, the ancient…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2015?” ↗Bit of a tangent but if this period interests you, Robert Harris has a trilogy of excellent and entertaining novels starting with Imperium that trace the rise and fall of Cicero's life, a peer of Crassus and Caesar. Highly recommended!
on “Review of Mortal Republic: How Rome Fell into Tyranny” ↗1. Imperium/Conspirata/Dictator [Cicero Trilogy] - Robert Harris (excellent) 2. The Fear Index - Robert Harris (good) 3. 1776 - David McCullough (good) 4. Sharpe's Eagle - Bernard Cornwell (good) 5. Star Wars:…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2018?” ↗Reading the classics often make me feel we achieved very little improving our base instincts in the last 2000 years. Robert Harris has a number of pretty cool historical fiction books about Cicero (Imperium, Pompeii, Conspirata) that are a good read also and put much of the goneby times in context.
on “Gaius Julius Caesar Pleads Against Norm-Breaking–Weekend Reading” ↗Also consider Robert Harris' historical fiction trilogy "Imperium," "Lustrum," and "Dictator" about the life of Cicero and the fall of the Roman Republic under Julius Caesar (assuming it's okay to recommend additions). The ideas explored in these books are fascinating…
on “YC's Winter Reading List” ↗I found the Cicero Trilogy (Imperium, Lustrum, Dictator) by Robert Harris very enjoyable. They are novels, not 'history books', but well researched and told.
on “How to be a Roman emperor” ↗I thoroughly recommend the Cicero trilogy (Imperium, Lustrum, Dictator) by Robert Harris (https://www.amazon.com/Cicero-Trilogy-Robert-Harris-Collecti...) for a fictionalized, but thoroughly researched, story of his life and career.
on “On Old Age” ↗…Green - Travel with my Aunt ; Karen Maitland - A Company of Liars ; Louis de Bernieres - Captain Correlli's Mandolin ; Umberto Eco - The Name of the Rose ; Nikolai Gogol - Dead Souls ; Robert Harris - Imperium trilogy ... I'd second for Master & Margarita and almost anything by Dostoyevsky
on “Ask HN: What are some must read books?” ↗If you have the time the Cicero trilogy(Imperium/Lustrum/Dictator) by Robert Harris are a great read.
on “The Life of a Lawyer in the Late Roman Republic” ↗The Cicero Trilogy by Robert Harris: Imperium, Titan, Dictator Fascinating pageturner that also provide some real insight what life was like in ancient rome.
on “Ask HN: What are the best books you read in 2024?” ↗