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Nero / Conn Iggulden.
By: Iggulden, Conn.
Publisher: London : Michael Joseph, 2024Description: 416 pages ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780241587324 (hbk.) :; 0241587328 (hbk.) :.Subject(s): Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 42 B.C.-37 A.D -- Fiction | Historical | Historical | Ancient Rome | BCE period - Protohistory | Historical fiction | Rome -- History -- Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.Summary: Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor. Then his whole family. Next all his friends. It is as if he never existed. Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue and danger. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son. For Agrippina knows that opportunity waits, even in your darkest moments.| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor. Then his whole family. Next all his friends. It is as if he never existed. Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is no protection. The closer you are to the heart of the empire, the closer you are to power, intrigue and danger. She faces soldiers, senators, rivals, silver-tongued pretenders, each vying for position. One mistake risks exile, incarceration, execution. Or, worst of all, the loss of her infant son. For Agrippina knows that opportunity waits, even in your darkest moments.