{"product_id":"nero","title":"Nero","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel 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 . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This pacy, bloody and impeccably researched novel will have you on tenter-hooks throughout' iNews'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen his whole family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNext all his friends. It is as if he never existed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS IS ROMAN JUSTICE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInto this fevered forum, a child is born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBUT FIRST, THEY MUST SURVIVE . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e----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'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader Review'Absolute quality from first to last page, atmospheric with a real feel for time and place'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader 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'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader Review'An absolutely immersive experience throughout that throws you into the politics of Ancient Rome'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReader ReviewConn Iggulden, Sunday Times bestseller, June 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Conn Iggulden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 27 February 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781405953108\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57692840362308,"sku":"9781405953108","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/8018\/7972\/files\/9781405953108.jpg?v=1794342084","url":"https:\/\/thehistoryshop.co.uk\/products\/nero","provider":"The History Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}