Harris employs that same propulsive prose and whip-smart dialogue to imagine what Agrippa’s lost memoir might have revealed about his career as Rome’s great survivor ... Offers a forensically accurate account of Roman politics in the Late Republic spliced with an imaginative portrait of one of the period’s great, if flawed, heroes. The result is more than just a thrilling read; it is also a call to moral arms.
Imaginative ... Thrilling ... A swift-paced romp through a few crucial decades of Roman history, breathing life into a figure who played a central role in the story of the late republic.
Has the strengths of most Harris novels: a strong sense of the story’s time, place, and culture, many historical insights, and sure-footed storytelling. Unfortunately for this reader, however, his protagonist turns out to be a bit dull.
