Pompeius
This timeless story paints a dazzling portrait of the man destined to be the saviour of the Roman Republic.
When the young warlord Gnaeus Pompeius returns to the rebellious capital, he is offered a path to power – if he can meet three conditions. He sacrifices years of his life in the service of Rome’s interests and ascends to the top of the empire with his fair share of hate and love. But a shadow falls over everything when a rumour spreads through the Republic that Gaius Julius Caesar is threatening to challenge the authority of the Senate.
Master storyteller Asko Sahlberg’s richly flowing novel brings ancient Rome to life in all its glory.
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“Asko Sahlberg is one of the leading writers of the historical novel. [...] Such entertainment is simply a pleasure to read, knowing at the same time that you are exploring the past in a relatively faithful way. Sahlberg's fiction has been compared to [Mika] Waltari's work, with good reason.”
