When Tiro, the confidential secretary of a Roman senator, opens the
door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in
motion a chain of events which will eventually propel his master into
one of the most famous courtroom dramas in history.
The stranger is a Sicilian, a victim of the island's corrupt Roman
governor, Verres. The senator is Cicero, a brilliant young lawyer and
spellbinding orator, determined to attain imperium — supreme power in
the state despite his low birth and implacable opposition from the
republic's elites. This case will be his way in.
This week's book is Imperium by Robert Harris and we'll not be meeting at The Fletcher Moss on William Street in Didsbury but will be meeting online — contact us for details.