Continuing the saga begun in hisNew York Timesbestselling novelRoma,StevenSaylor charts the destinies of the aristocratic Pinarius family, fromthe reign of Augustus to height of Rome's empire. The Pinarii,generation after generation, are witness to greatest empire in theancient world and of the emperors that ruled it--from the machinationsof Tiberius and the madness of Caligula, to the decadence of Nero andthe golden age of Trajan and Hadrian and more.Empireisfilled with the dramatic, defining moments of the age, including theGreat Fire, the persecution of the Christians, and the astoundingopening games of the Colosseum. But at the novel's heart are the choicesand temptations faced by each generation of the Pinarii.StevenSaylor once again brings the ancient world to vivid life in a novel thattells the story of a city and a people that has endured in the world'simagination like no other.