Santiago Posteguillo
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I Am Rome: A Novel of Julius Caesar -- Santiago Posteguillo - Hardcover
Discover the runaway #1 international bestseller that has captured readers the world over―and reminds us all why we remember the name Julius Caesar. "Posteguillo shows just how thrilling a historical novel can be."―El Pa﨎 Every legend has a beginning . . .
Rome, 77 B.C. The corrupt Senator Dolabella is about to go on trial for his crimes. But Dolabella owns the jury. He's hired the best lawyers in the city. And he's very willing to use violence against those who oppose him. In all of Rome, no man dares accept the role of prosecutor--until, against all odds, an unknown twenty-three-year-old steps out to lead the case, defend the people of the city, and defy the power of the ruling elite. That lawyer's name is Gaius Julius Caesar. So begins Santiago Posteguillo's acclaimed masterpiece of historical fiction―a tale as epic as Caesar's life itself. An irresistible page-turning novel of politics and betrayal, grand battles and impossible odds, shocking villainy and even greater acts of courage, I Am Rome brilliantly animates the moments that shaped this extraordinary young man's fate--and in so doing, changed the course of history itself.
Author: Santiago Posteguillo
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 03/05/2024
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 2.00d
ISBN: 9780593598047
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2024
Publishers Weekly 02/26/2024
Booklist 03/01/2024 pg. 30
Rome, 77 B.C. The corrupt Senator Dolabella is about to go on trial for his crimes. But Dolabella owns the jury. He's hired the best lawyers in the city. And he's very willing to use violence against those who oppose him. In all of Rome, no man dares accept the role of prosecutor--until, against all odds, an unknown twenty-three-year-old steps out to lead the case, defend the people of the city, and defy the power of the ruling elite. That lawyer's name is Gaius Julius Caesar. So begins Santiago Posteguillo's acclaimed masterpiece of historical fiction―a tale as epic as Caesar's life itself. An irresistible page-turning novel of politics and betrayal, grand battles and impossible odds, shocking villainy and even greater acts of courage, I Am Rome brilliantly animates the moments that shaped this extraordinary young man's fate--and in so doing, changed the course of history itself.
Author: Santiago Posteguillo
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 03/05/2024
Pages: 624
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.40w x 2.00d
ISBN: 9780593598047
Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/2024
Publishers Weekly 02/26/2024
Booklist 03/01/2024 pg. 30
About the Author
Santiago Posteguillo is the bestselling author of historical novels in the Spanish language, with more than 4 million readers. His numerous novels set in the ancient world include the Planeta Prize-winning I, Julia (about Rome's most powerful empress) and his Scipio Africanus trilogy. He combines his writing with his work as a tenured professor of English language and literature at the Jaume I University in Castell. Posteguillo holds a doctorate from the University of Valencia and has studied literature, linguistics, and translation at various universities in the United States and the United Kingdom.