Tom

Tom asked Robert Harris:

How did your opinion of Cicero change over the course of writing the trilogy? What was your view of him when you began this project and what is your conclusion of him now?

Robert Harris I grew to like him more as he got older. To start with he was a young man on the make, and then a fairly unscrupulous politician, but by the time we get to the final volume, Dictator, he has suffered a lot. He comes to know himself, and in the end is brave. He has the best kind of courage: he flinches, and then goes on.

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Your books have wide ranging subjects and your research is clearly extensive. What is your favourite era to write about, what inspires you most and why?

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Roman history provides a powerful back drop for this trilogy, where will you take us next?

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Joseph Hargreaves asked Robert Harris:

Mr. Harris Firstly, thank you for the hours of enjoyment I got from reading Lustrum. I'm working through the other two as we speak. I have a couple of questions: 1) Why Cicero? Of all the men and women of Rome what was it that attracted you to his story rather than others? 2) As someone who is recently getting into Roman history, what fact/fiction would you recommend as a springboard for deeper exploration?

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