{"product_id":"triumph-of-caesar","title":"Triumph of Caesar","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new novel from the internatinal bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRoma\u003c\/i\u003e, is set against the background of Caesar's stupendous quadruple triumphs in Rome in 46 BC, full of colour and spectacle. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHaving obliterated the opposition, Caesar is now dictator for life. In the upcoming celebrations, Vercingetorix the Gaul is scheduled to be executed, as is Arsinoë, the sister of Cleopatra...and Cleopatra herself is in Rome on a state visit, trying to convince Caesar to acknowledge their son as his heir. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarc Antony and Caesar are at odds; Cicero is making a fool of himself with a new teenage bride; and Caesar's wife Calpurnia, having fallen under the spell of an Etruscan soothsayer, is convinced of a plot on her husband's life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMurder and intrigue again draw Gordianus into the vortex of history. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for Stephen Saylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Saylor is on top form with the latest in his extraordinarily vivid series of crime novels set in ancient Rome.'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Saylor's gifts include authentic historical and topographical backgrounds and... sombre themes set off the brilliant scenery and clever plotting.' \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthrals.' Ruth Rendell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Readers will find his work wonderfully (and gracefully) researched... this is entertainment of the first order.' \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Saylor has acquired the information of a historian but he enjoys the gifts of a born novelist.' \u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54252673237336,"sku":"9781845298999","price":17.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781845298999.jpg?v=1771917345","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/triumph-of-caesar","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}