{"product_id":"book-2egr","title":"Marcus Agrippa: The True Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Harris has brought Agrippa back to life in fiction. Now meet the real man.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarcus Agrippa was the man Augustus could not do without.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeneral. Admiral. Statesman. Diplomat. Builder. Best friend, trusted lieutenant and son-in-law of Rome's first emperor. For more than three decades, Agrippa fought Rome's enemies, defeated rival fleets, negotiated with kings, pacified provinces, and transformed the city of Rome. His military victories helped make Augustus's empire possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Robert Harris's new novel, \"\u003cem\u003eAgrippa,\u003c\/em\u003e\" brings this remarkable Roman back into the spotlight. But what was the real man like?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDiscover the true story behind the fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed historian and writer Lindsay Powell draws on the surviving historical evidence to tell the extraordinary story of Marcus Agrippa, from his rise from obscurity to his role as Augustus's indispensable right-hand man. Agrippa emerges not as a supporting character in someone else's story, but as one of the most consequential figures of ancient Rome in his own right.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is more than a conventional biographical audiobook. \u003cstrong\u003eRead by the author, this immersive dramatized adaptation of the book brings the ancient world to life, with selected historical quotations and scenes enhanced with sound effects.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor listeners discovering Agrippa through Robert Harris, or anyone fascinated by the people, power and intrigue of ancient Rome, \"\u003cem\u003eMarcus Agrippa: The True Story\"\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the amazing life behind the legend — and shows why the reality may be even more compelling than the fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67718906642736,"sku":"BD2egr","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/2egr-Square-cover.png?v=1788316467","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-2egr","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}