Julia, a Novel
23 hrs. 1 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Santiago Posteguillo
Author
Santiago Posteguillo
Narrator
Evgenia Vitte
Narrator
Evgenia Vitte
In 192 AD, a mad emperor named Commodus rules in Rome. He imagines himself as a new Hercules. He puts on spectacular performances, displaying his extraordinary strength, and keeps governors’ families hostage from distant provinces. The Senate can tolerate his antics less and less, and one of those periods begins in Roman history when being emperor becomes extremely risky.
After Commodus dies, Julia Domna, the wife of the governor Septimius Severus, goes to him—freeing his hands to act. Soon Rome falls under the power of several emperors: besides the Roman one, two more appear in far provinces, including Severus. Over the next five years, Julia, endowed with significant political and strategic abilities, becomes a devoted adviser to her husband—accompanying him in political intrigues, conspiracies, and wars. She has her own ambitious plans, which require more than merely elevating Septimius Severus.
Santiago Posteguillo, a philologist and linguist known for his historical novels about Ancient Rome—among them an extensive series about Julius Caesar—created a two-part work about Julia Domna, the woman who, in practice, managed Rome at a time when women’s opinions were not taken into account. In the novel “I, Julia,” which won the Planeta Prize in 2018, this outstanding historical figure finally finds her voice.
After Commodus dies, Julia Domna, the wife of the governor Septimius Severus, goes to him—freeing his hands to act. Soon Rome falls under the power of several emperors: besides the Roman one, two more appear in far provinces, including Severus. Over the next five years, Julia, endowed with significant political and strategic abilities, becomes a devoted adviser to her husband—accompanying him in political intrigues, conspiracies, and wars. She has her own ambitious plans, which require more than merely elevating Septimius Severus.
Santiago Posteguillo, a philologist and linguist known for his historical novels about Ancient Rome—among them an extensive series about Julius Caesar—created a two-part work about Julia Domna, the woman who, in practice, managed Rome at a time when women’s opinions were not taken into account. In the novel “I, Julia,” which won the Planeta Prize in 2018, this outstanding historical figure finally finds her voice.
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