An Epic Tale of Power, Ambition and Survival in Ancient Rome
By Conn Iggulden
Can a slave become a master?
AD 37. The Roman Republic has become a true empire, stretching from Egypt to the seacoast of Gaul. Sixty million people live under its rule.
Confronting the uncertainty of survival
Cormac is a scribe in a noble household, and he has only ever known a life of slavery. When his master suddenly relieves him of his post, along with a hundred other men and women, his world collapses. Cormac receives documents that free him from bondage, but he receives no means to survive. Forged in Rome begins at the moment his former life ends.
Somewhere between slave and citizen, freedom means the freedom to starve as well. Everything that was once orderly, structured and routine becomes chaos, and Cormac must learn life anew. In Forged in Rome, he confronts the uncertainty of survival in a city that shows little mercy.
His writing skills afford him flickers of opportunity in a world far wealthier than his. However, he must resist the pull of the city’s underbelly and its crimes. In Forged in Rome, he must untangle himself from danger while shaping his identity in a society that barely acknowledges him.
Conn Iggulden’s next novel will take readers on an epic journey to discover what one man, fighting against all the odds, will make of his freedom.
About the author
Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction today. He has bestselling series on Julius Caesar, Genghis Khan and the Wars of the Roses, as well as two stand-alone novels:
Dunstan, set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England and The Falcon of Sparta, in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. Both instalments of his Athenian series, The Gates of Athens and Protector, and his recent Golden Age series, Lion and Empire, are Sunday Times bestsellers. Tyrant and Inferno follow on from the Sunday Times bestselling Nero in Iggulden’s most recent series.
- PUBLISHER | Penguin Random House SA |
- ISBN | 9780241689561 |
- Recommended Retail Price | R395.00 |
- Classification | History, Thriller |
