Los asesinos del emperador

Synopsis of Los asesinos del emperador

«Los asesinos del emperador» is the historical novel by Santiago Posteguillo Gómez published by Círculo de Lectores in hardcover (1187 pages, in Spanish).

The action takes place at the end of the first century, when Domitian rules Rome with an iron fist and the empire sinks into corruption. In this setting, Marcus Ulpius Trajan, a member of a family from Baetica, must hide his merits to avoid arousing the emperor's suspicions, while destiny reserves for him a role he himself does not yet know.

First installment of the Trajan saga. This edition includes maps, illustrations, and a final bibliography.

For readers of fiction set in the Roman Empire and with an interest in the political intrigues of classical Rome.