Orator

A wonderful book. The complexities and paradoxes of Cicero’s character are as fascinating as those which characterised the Roman Republic in the final decades of its existence – and no biography I have read does richer justice to both * Tom Holland, author of Rubicon and co-host of The Rest is History *
A triumph... as thrillingly entertaining as Robert Harris's celebrated trilogy of Cicero novels * Observer *
Excellent... the go-to biography of Cicero and a perceptive guide to his world * Times Literary Supplement *
A pacy narrative... Edwards brilliantly presents the much neglected Cicero, Man of Action * Spectator *
A good biography of Cicero and the bloody age in which he tried to maintain the old ways... Edwards rehabilitates him as the greatest orator of the Roman world * Patrick Kidd, The Times *
Excellent... Orator offers a panoramic view of Cicero’s achievements and frailties as a human being, a politician, an orator, and a philosopher – and this is no small task * The Critic *
Compelling... A truly informative account of Rome in crisis * Literary Review *
Wonderful... Edwards has done a marvellous job of showing us Cicero the man, the scholar and the politician in highly entertaining style * Emma Southon, author of A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women *
A man of thought in an age of thugs, a pen amongst swords: every age needs its Cicero and Edwards has written a resonant Cicero for ours * Peter Stothard, author of Palatine: An Alternative History of the Caesars *
Edwards has crafted an intimate and deeply informed portrait of a man struggling to make sense of his world’s slide into civil war and chaos… Compelling and beautifully written * Eve MacDonald, author of Carthage: A New History of an Ancient Empire *