The riveting, masterfully told historical thriller set in ancient Rome
Annelise Freisenbruch received her PhD in Classics from Cambridge University. She has worked as a researcher for the BBC and has appeared in documentaries about ancient Rome for PBS and CNN. Her first non-fiction book, The First Ladies of Rome: The Women Behind the Caesars, was published to much critical acclaim and has been translated into eight languages. Rivals of the Republic is her first novel.
'Freisenbruch deftly intertwines her plot with the politics of the
late republic... and the layers of life, crime and grime in that
most fascinating of cities... I look forward to Hortensia’s next
adventures' The Times
'Stunning… a riveting tale. Highly recommended!' Alison Weir,
bestselling author of Katherine of Aragon
'Brilliant... an enthralling and convincing imagining of Ancient
Rome' Harry Sidebottom, bestselling author of the Throne of
the Caesars series
'Annelise Freisenbruch's Hortensia is a delight - passionate,
articulate, fallible and, better still, inspired by a real
woman' Ruth Downie, author of the bestselling Medicus
series
'An exciting journey' Margaret George, bestselling author of
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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