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TYRANTS 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
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ANCIENT ROME, AD 37
It 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 pro
