--- product_id: 49904123 title: "Lustrum: From the bestselling author of Conclave" price: "177.82 DT" currency: TND in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.tn/products/49904123-lustrum-from-the-bestselling-author-of-conclave store_origin: TN region: Tunisia --- # Lustrum: From the bestselling author of Conclave **Price:** 177.82 DT **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Lustrum: From the bestselling author of Conclave - **How much does it cost?** 177.82 DT with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tn](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/49904123-lustrum-from-the-bestselling-author-of-conclave) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description **PRE-ORDER A GRIPPA NOW: THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, COMING AUGUST 2026** 'A pure thriller . . . wry, clever, thoughtful' OBSERVER 'No one delivers thrilling yet timeless games of power, sex, fame and Rome like Robert Harris' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH Rome, 63 BC. Seven men are struggling for power: Cicero the consul, Caesar his ruthless rival, Pompey the republic's greatest general, Crassus its richest man, Cato a political fanatic, Catilina a psychopath and Clodius an ambitious playboy. These real historical figures - their alliances and betrayals, their cruelties and seductions - are all interleaved in Lustrum , through its narrator Tiro, a confidential secretary to Cicero. He knows all his master's secrets - a dangerous position to be in. 'Thoroughly engaging . . . The allure of power and the perils that attend it have seldom been so brilliantly anatomised in a thriller' Sunday Times Review: An excellent Series - (This is for the 'Audible' version of this book and series) I read this series of three books when they came out some time ago, and thoroughly enjoyed them - so when I saw them on 'Audible' I didn't hesitate, and bought all three. The story itself is dramatic - covering the rise of the lawyer and orator Cicero through the various stages of recognition in the courts of Rome, and as a politician in the Senate. The times he lived in were also some of the most dramatic in the history of ancient Rome - dealing with the end of the Republic, and the rise of tyrany under Pompey, Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. On the way a host of other historical characters are introduced; Crassus - thr 'richest man in Rome', Cato - a notable political figure, and Clodius - a 'play-boy' with ambitions. Harris has taken this dramatic era and re-told it through the eyes of Tiro - a slave, and scribe of Cicero - who was an actual historic figure, and one who invented a form of short-hand writing, some of which is still in use today (the '&' 'e.t.c.' and some other common abbreviations were invented by him). The recording of all three books is read by Bill Wallis, who carries the subject matter very well, and holds the attention (and tension) of the story he is narrating. It all makes for an interesting, gripping story that is easy on the ears, and will introduce you to an era you may think you know. (These are my own thoughts on audiobooks item I have bought) Review: Expiation (Lustrum) after Power (Imperium) - Lustrum is the deserving sequel to Harris's Imperium - though it is also readable on its own. It picks up where the first book of the trilogy-in-progress left off: Cicero has just been elected consul. The year 63BC begins. Cicero is faced with the same hostility from corrupt senatorial peers, oblivious to threats from the immensely wealthy Crassus and the rising stars of popular Rome that are Caesar and Pompey. But Cicero also makes mistakes. He turns down a land law amid rural distress, debt, and a grain shortage. The demagogues soon seize upon this to launch the murkiest and most desperate conspiracy the Republic has seen. This is led by none other than Catiline, the debauched patrician playboy whom Cicero had to defeat at the consular stakes. And Catiline has friends, he is unafraid of violence, and is bent on vengeance. Cicero's life was eventful in itself, but it also took place within the most tumultuous of Roman times. And Cicero's own writings were profuse. So Harris's trilogy can afford to rely on, at times becoming almost a palimpsest of, the original documents, and the Imperium series are that rare thing: a historically faithful work that is at the same time a great yarn. Though I'd read and enjoyed some Harris before, I heard of the Ciceronian trilogy through an eminent professor of classics. She said she found no historical mistake in it, and that it captures the spirit of the times as she imagines it. This is isn't to belittle Harris as a storyteller. He knows when to build anticipation and what to insist on for drama. The idea was brilliant of having the story told by Tiro, Cicero's slave secretary, who actually existed and wrote a lost biography of his master. If anything, Lustrum offers more action and tension than Imperium. It is also darker, beginning with the murder of a child, and more lurid, answering our fantasies of Roman decadence. Lustrum became the term for the five-year period between each taking of the census, when the censors purged the morally unfit from the body politic, especially from the senate. As the late Republic's conflicts became increasingly acrimonious, one after the other of the censuses failed to be performed - and Cicero became ever more anxious at what he saw as a double tale of moral and constitutional decay. We will eagerly be awaiting the final episode of Harris's trilogy: into the Civil War. ## Features - New - Mint Condition - Dispatch same day for order received before 12 noon - Guaranteed packaging - No quibbles returns ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 16,854 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 44 in Biographical & Autofiction 85 in Political Fiction (Books) 295 in Historical Thrillers (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,046 Reviews | ## Images ![Lustrum: From the bestselling author of Conclave - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/811zdHK+isL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ An excellent Series *by B***N on 13 July 2024* (This is for the 'Audible' version of this book and series) I read this series of three books when they came out some time ago, and thoroughly enjoyed them - so when I saw them on 'Audible' I didn't hesitate, and bought all three. The story itself is dramatic - covering the rise of the lawyer and orator Cicero through the various stages of recognition in the courts of Rome, and as a politician in the Senate. The times he lived in were also some of the most dramatic in the history of ancient Rome - dealing with the end of the Republic, and the rise of tyrany under Pompey, Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony. On the way a host of other historical characters are introduced; Crassus - thr 'richest man in Rome', Cato - a notable political figure, and Clodius - a 'play-boy' with ambitions. Harris has taken this dramatic era and re-told it through the eyes of Tiro - a slave, and scribe of Cicero - who was an actual historic figure, and one who invented a form of short-hand writing, some of which is still in use today (the '&' 'e.t.c.' and some other common abbreviations were invented by him). The recording of all three books is read by Bill Wallis, who carries the subject matter very well, and holds the attention (and tension) of the story he is narrating. It all makes for an interesting, gripping story that is easy on the ears, and will introduce you to an era you may think you know. (These are my own thoughts on audiobooks item I have bought) ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Expiation (Lustrum) after Power (Imperium) *by R***1 on 2 October 2009* Lustrum is the deserving sequel to Harris's Imperium - though it is also readable on its own. It picks up where the first book of the trilogy-in-progress left off: Cicero has just been elected consul. The year 63BC begins. Cicero is faced with the same hostility from corrupt senatorial peers, oblivious to threats from the immensely wealthy Crassus and the rising stars of popular Rome that are Caesar and Pompey. But Cicero also makes mistakes. He turns down a land law amid rural distress, debt, and a grain shortage. The demagogues soon seize upon this to launch the murkiest and most desperate conspiracy the Republic has seen. This is led by none other than Catiline, the debauched patrician playboy whom Cicero had to defeat at the consular stakes. And Catiline has friends, he is unafraid of violence, and is bent on vengeance. Cicero's life was eventful in itself, but it also took place within the most tumultuous of Roman times. And Cicero's own writings were profuse. So Harris's trilogy can afford to rely on, at times becoming almost a palimpsest of, the original documents, and the Imperium series are that rare thing: a historically faithful work that is at the same time a great yarn. Though I'd read and enjoyed some Harris before, I heard of the Ciceronian trilogy through an eminent professor of classics. She said she found no historical mistake in it, and that it captures the spirit of the times as she imagines it. This is isn't to belittle Harris as a storyteller. He knows when to build anticipation and what to insist on for drama. The idea was brilliant of having the story told by Tiro, Cicero's slave secretary, who actually existed and wrote a lost biography of his master. If anything, Lustrum offers more action and tension than Imperium. It is also darker, beginning with the murder of a child, and more lurid, answering our fantasies of Roman decadence. Lustrum became the term for the five-year period between each taking of the census, when the censors purged the morally unfit from the body politic, especially from the senate. As the late Republic's conflicts became increasingly acrimonious, one after the other of the censuses failed to be performed - and Cicero became ever more anxious at what he saw as a double tale of moral and constitutional decay. We will eagerly be awaiting the final episode of Harris's trilogy: into the Civil War. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Inspirational *by R***M on 14 April 2020* A stunning trilogy. Robert Harris has accomplished what many historical authors may aspire to but few attain. He has created an ancient Rome alive with the sights, the sounds, the smells of a city towards the latter years of the republic. He has painted a picture in my mind of warring commanders: Pompey, Caesar. Crassus. He has allowed me to view both the beauty of Rome from the aristocratic Palatine to the stench of the inner-city streets. He shows Romans as a people obsessed with wealth, and from wealth flows power, influence, and the ultimate prize a position in the senate leading to first consul adoration. Pompey the great commander, the chief general in the state….” A large chair was carried in for the Imperator, and he settled himself into it. An ivory pointer was placed in his hand. A carpet was unrolled at his feet into which was woven a map of the east, and as the senators gazed down he began gesticulating at it to illustrate his achievements”…. Caesar, the chief priest, adored by all the masses, fresh from military success, biding his time as he waits, panther like, moulding the men of influence to attend to his every whim. These two together with the wealthy Crassus form the triumvirate, a power base for them to dictate and manipulate. It is however a dangerous thing to allow so much “imperium” into the hands of the few. Cicero’s year as 1st consul is drawing to a close, and some of his finest accomplishments are now just a distant memory. When he faces a direct threat on his life it is to his wealthy companions that he turns for help and support, but such friendship will always require payback. Robert Harris shoes not only the strong side of Cicero but his weaknesses. His aspirations to climb the social ladder, result in a questionable decision when he borrows money to purchase a grand property owned by Crassus in the exclusive Palatine hill. As the candle slowly fades on a glittering senatorial career, and as the influence of a few wealthy men starts to emerge, the scene is set for a bloody conflict. Rome should have learnt the lessons of the past that it is a grave mistake to leave so much power in the hands of a powerful minority. A wonderful story, the subtle blending of fact and fiction makes Lustrum an essential read…the final chapter “The Dictator” now awaits me” Highly recommended. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tn/products/49904123-lustrum-from-the-bestselling-author-of-conclave](https://www.desertcart.tn/products/49904123-lustrum-from-the-bestselling-author-of-conclave) --- *Product available on Desertcart Tunisia* *Store origin: TN* *Last updated: 2026-06-24*