Lustrum (novel)

Lustrum
First edition cover
AuthorRobert Harris.
LanguageEnglish
SeriesCicero trilogy
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherHutchinson
Publication date8 October 2009
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages464 pp (first edition hardback)
ISBN0-09-180100-1 (first edition hardback)
OCLC441126456
Preceded byImperium 
Followed byDictator 

Lustrum (US: Conspirata; 2009) is a historical novel by British author Robert Harris. It is the sequel to Imperium and the middle volume of a trilogy about the life of Cicero (106–43 BC). For its 2010 release in the United States and Italy, it was retitled Conspirata.

The book continues in the format of the first novel, with the story told in the first-person from the point of view of Cicero's secretary Tiro. It follows on immediately from Imperium, starting with the beginning of Cicero's consulship and ending with his exile as a result of the enmity of Clodius.

The novel was shortlisted for the 2010 Walter Scott Prize.[1][2] It and the other novels in the trilogy were also adapted for the stage in 2017 by Mike Poulton.

References

  1. ↑ "Mantel's Wolf Hall wins inaugural Walter Scott Prize for historical novels", Scotsman.com, 20 June 2010
  2. ↑ Flood, Alison (1 April 2010). "Booker rivals clash again on Walter Scott prize shortlist". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 August 2026.
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