THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERTYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED.Travel to the heart of a
Roman dynasty drenched in danger and intrigue in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's bold and
brilliant return to Rome as he tells the story of NERO - last of the the Julio-Claudian
emperors . . . 'Deft and robust storytelling that whips through the history with plenty of
blood guts and plot-twists' The Times'Epic and in a class of his own' Daily Mirror ----ANCIENT
ROME AD 37It begins with a man's hand curled around another's throat.Emperor Tiberius first
dispatches a traitor.Then his whole family.Next all his friends. It is as if he never
existed.THIS IS ROMAN JUSTICE.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. Her son is everything.
She can make this boy shape him into Rome itself - the one all must kneel before.BUT FIRST
THEY MUST SURVIVE . . .This then is the story of Nero's birth and raising under the watchful
and scheming eye of his mother Agrippina - a woman every man crossed at his peril.----PRAISE
FOR CONN IGGULDEN'Breakthtakingly good' Bernard Cornwell'Magnificent' The Times'Pacy and
propulsive cracking with energy violence and stirring speeches Iggulden chronicles power
struggles political machinations and the bloodthirsty ravages of up-close combat' Daily
MailReaders love Nero'Iggulden draws you into Rome its brutality and its glory and brings it
back to life with such seamless ease' ***** Reader Review'Absolute quality from first to last
page atmospheric with a real feel for time and place' ***** Reader Review'It was fascinating
to see the seeds being planted that will lead to the Nero becoming the tyrant we know through
the ancient historians but told in such a contemporary and accessible way' ***** Reader
Review'An absolutely immersive experience throughout that throws you into the politics of
Ancient Rome' ***** Reader ReviewConn Iggulden Sunday Times bestseller June 2023
