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Copy/paste the text below into your blog. <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243601.Imperium_A_Novel_of_Ancient_Rome?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome" border="0" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/photo.goodreads.com/books/1173066789m/243601.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/243601.Imperium_A_Novel_of_Ancient_Rome?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">Imperium: A Novel of Ancient Rome</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/575.Robert_Harris">Robert Harris</a><br/><br/> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/10653934?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a> rating: 4 of 5 stars<br/>This book covers the rise of the now famous Cicero (yes, the famed orator) through the eyes of his slave, Tiro. Tiro tells the story of his master - not as an equal but as an educated helper to his master. It gives insight into the way that Rome functioned - with its politics, and various factions. One gets a good sense of how things really worked in Roman society, politics and democracy. Highly enjoyable reading. <br/><br/><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/592478?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">View all my reviews.</a>