Book Title:IMPERIUM

Writer:Robert Harris

Released Year:2006

Language: English

It is a fictional biography of Cicero, told through the first-person narrator of his secretary Tiro, beginning with the prosecution of Verres.Imperium tells the story of Cicero’s early career until the point at which he becomes a consul. It follows three main events: the trial of Gaius Verres (a corrupt governor); a political crisis involving Pompey the Great and his arch-rival Crassus; and Cicero’s election campaign and election as consul (courtesy of Wikipedia).

Favorite quote:

“The art of living is to solve the problem when it arises, rather than destroy the spirit by thinking of the things too far in front.-Marcus Tullius Cicero”