Rienzi; The Last of the Roman Tribunes
Rienzi; The Last of the Roman Tribunes
By Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton
6 Jul, 2020
Classic historical fiction by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who interrupted the completion of this book to write Last Days of Pompeii. The tribune Rienzi is pitted against the autocratic monarchy, contrasting republicanism with autocratic monarchy. Based
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Classic historical fiction by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton, who interrupted the completion of this book to write Last Days of Pompeii. The tribune Rienzi is pitted against the autocratic monarchy, contrasting republicanism with autocratic monarchy. Based on the historical figure Nicholas Gabrini de Rienzi, who, from a low and despicable situation, raised himself to sovereign authority in Rome, in the fourteenth century; assuming the title of Tribune, and proposing to restore the ancient free republic. Less