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Imperium (play cycle), the Glossary

Imperium: The Cicero Plays is a stage adaptation of the Cicero trilogy of novels by Robert Harris (Imperium, Lustrum and Dictator).^[1]

64 relations: Aulus Hirtius, Battle of Pharsalus, Caesar's civil war, Calpurnia (wife of Caesar), Catiline, Cato the Younger, Cicero, Cicero Minor, Clodia (wife of Metellus), Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus, Dictator (Harris novel), Fulvia, Gaius Antonius Hybrida, Gaius Cassius Longinus, Gaius Cornelius Cethegus (conspirator), Gaius Rabirius (senator), Gaius Verres, Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, Gielgud Theatre, Gregory Doran, Ides of March, Imperium (Harris novel), In Verrem, Joe Dixon (actor), John Dougall (actor), Joseph Kloska, Julius Caesar, Lepidus, London, Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 58 BC), Lucius Licinius Murena (consul 62 BC), Lucullus, Lustrum (novel), Marcus Caeparius, Marcus Junius Brutus, Marcus Licinius Crassus, Marcus Tullius Tiro, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Mark Antony, Mike Poulton, Peter de Jersey, Pompey, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 44 BC), Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura, Publius Servilius Isauricus, Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, Quintus Fufius Calenus, ... Expand index (14 more) »
2017 plays
Adaptations of works by English writers
Cultural depictions of Augustus
Cultural depictions of Calpurnia (wife of Caesar)
Cultural depictions of Catiline
Cultural depictions of Cato the Younger
Cultural depictions of Cicero
Cultural depictions of Lepidus
Cultural depictions of Marcus Junius Brutus
Cultural depictions of Marcus Licinius Crassus
Cultural depictions of Pompey
Cultural depictions of Servilia (mother of Brutus)
Depictions of Julius Caesar in plays
Depictions of Mark Antony in plays
English political plays
Plays based on works
Plays set in the 1st century BC

Aulus Hirtius

Aulus Hirtius (– 43 BC) was consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC and a writer on military subjects.

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Battle of Pharsalus

The Battle of Pharsalus was the decisive battle of Caesar's Civil War fought on 9 August 48 BC near Pharsalus in Central Greece.

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Caesar's civil war

Caesar's civil war (49–45 BC) was a civil war during the late Roman Republic between two factions led by Gaius Julius Caesar and Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (Pompey), respectively.

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Calpurnia (wife of Caesar)

Calpurnia was either the third or fourth wife of Julius Caesar, and the one to whom he was married at the time of his assassination.

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Lucius Sergius Catilina (– January 62 BC), known in English as Catiline, was a Roman politician and soldier, best known for instigating the Catilinarian conspiracy, a failed attempt to violently seize control of the Roman state in 63 BC.

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Cato the Younger

Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis ("of Utica";,; 95 BC – April 46 BC), also known as Cato the Younger (Cato Minor), was an influential conservative Roman senator during the late Republic.

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Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire.

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Cicero Minor

Marcus Tullius Cicero Minor (lit), or Cicero the Younger, was born in 65 or 64 BC.

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Clodia (wife of Metellus)

Clodia (born Claudia, c. 95 or 94 BC), nicknamed Quadrantaria ("Quarter", from quadrantarius, the price of a visit to the public baths), Nola ("The Unwilling", from the verb nolo, in sarcastic reference to her alleged wantonness), Medea Palatina ("Medea of the Palatine") by Cicero (see below), and occasionally referred to in scholarship as Clodia MetelliMarilyn B.

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Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus

Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus (27 April 81 BC – September 43 BC) was a Roman general and politician of the late republican period and one of the leading instigators of Julius Caesar's assassination.

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Dictator (Harris novel)

Dictator is a historical novel by British author Robert Harris, published in 2015, which concludes his trilogy about the life of the Roman lawyer, politician and orator, Cicero (106–43 BC). Imperium (play cycle) and Dictator (Harris novel) are Cultural depictions of Cicero, Cultural depictions of Lepidus, Cultural depictions of Marcus Junius Brutus, Cultural depictions of Marcus Licinius Crassus and Cultural depictions of Pompey.

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Fulvia

Fulvia (d. 40 BC) was an aristocratic Roman woman who lived during the Late Roman Republic.

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Gaius Antonius Hybrida

Gaius Antonius Hybrida (flourished 1st century BC) was a politician of the Roman Republic.

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Gaius Cassius Longinus

Gaius Cassius Longinus (– 3 October 42 BC) was a Roman senator and general best known as a leading instigator of the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC.

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Gaius Cornelius Cethegus (conspirator)

Gaius Cornelius Cethegus (died 63 BC) was a Roman senator and politician who participated in the second Catilinarian conspiracy of June 64 BC.

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Gaius Rabirius (senator)

Gaius Rabirius was a Roman senator who was involved in the death of Lucius Appuleius Saturninus in 100 BC.

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Gaius Verres

Gaius Verres (114 – 43 BC) was a Roman magistrate, notorious for his misgovernment of Sicily.

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Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus

Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus (died 23 April 43 BC) was consul of the Roman Republic in 43 BC.

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Gielgud Theatre

The Gielgud Theatre is a West End theatre, located on Shaftesbury Avenue, at the corner of Rupert Street, in the City of Westminster, London.

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Gregory Doran

Sir Gregory Doran (born 24 November 1958) is an English director known for his Shakespearean work.

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Ides of March

The Ides of March (Idus Martiae, Medieval Latin: Idus Martii) is the day on the Roman calendar marked as the Idus, roughly the midpoint of a month, of Martius, corresponding to 15 March on the Gregorian calendar.

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Imperium (Harris novel)

Imperium is a 2006 novel by English author Robert Harris. Imperium (play cycle) and Imperium (Harris novel) are Cultural depictions of Catiline, Cultural depictions of Cicero, Cultural depictions of Marcus Licinius Crassus and Cultural depictions of Pompey.

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In Verrem

"In Verrem" ("Against Verres") is a series of speeches made by Cicero in 70 BC, during the corruption and extortion trial of Gaius Verres, the former governor of Sicily.

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Joe Dixon (actor)

Joe Dixon (born 10 October 1965) is an English actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Jacques in The Mummy Returns.

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John Dougall (actor)

John Dougall is a British actor.

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Joseph Kloska

Joseph Anthony Kloska (born 1983) is an English actor.

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Julius Caesar

Gaius Julius Caesar (12 July 100 BC – 15 March 44 BC) was a Roman general and statesman.

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Lepidus

Marcus Aemilius Lepidus (89 BC – late 13 or early 12 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who formed the Second Triumvirate alongside Octavian and Mark Antony during the final years of the Roman Republic.

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London

London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.

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Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (consul 58 BC)

Lucius Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus (101 BC – c. 43 BC) was a Roman senator and the father-in-law of Julius Caesar through his daughter Calpurnia.

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Lucius Licinius Murena (consul 62 BC)

Lucius Licinius Murena was a Roman politician and soldier.

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Lucullus

Lucius Licinius Lucullus (118–57/56 BC) was a Roman general and statesman, closely connected with Lucius Cornelius Sulla.

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Lustrum (novel)

Lustrum (US: Conspirata; 2009) is a historical novel by British author Robert Harris. Imperium (play cycle) and Lustrum (novel) are Cultural depictions of Catiline and Cultural depictions of Cicero.

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Marcus Caeparius

Marcus Caeparius (died 63 BC) was a Roman politician who participated in the Catiline Conspiracy.

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Marcus Junius Brutus

Marcus Junius Brutus (85 BC – 23 October 42 BC) was a Roman politician, orator, and the most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar.

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Marcus Licinius Crassus

Marcus Licinius Crassus (115 – 53 BC) was a Roman general and statesman who played a key role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire.

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Marcus Tullius Tiro

Marcus Tullius Tiro (died 4 BC) was first a slave, then a freedman, of Cicero from whom he received his nomen and praenomen.

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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (BC – 12 BC) was a Roman general, statesman and architect who was a close friend, son-in-law and lieutenant to the Roman emperor Augustus.

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Mark Antony

Marcus Antonius (14 January 1 August 30 BC), commonly known in English as Mark Antony, was a Roman politician and general who played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic from a constitutional republic into the autocratic Roman Empire.

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Mike Poulton

Mike Poulton is an English writer, translator and adapter of classic plays for contemporary audiences.

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Peter de Jersey

Peter de Jersey (born 1965) is a British actor.

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Pompey

Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus (29 September 106 BC – 28 September 48 BC), known in English as Pompey or Pompey the Great, was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.

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Publius Clodius Pulcher

Publius Clodius Pulcher (– 18 January 52 BC) was a Roman politician and demagogue.

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Publius Cornelius Dolabella (consul 44 BC)

Publius Cornelius Dolabella (– 43 BC, also known by his adoptive name Lentulus) was a Roman politician and general under the dictator Julius Caesar.

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Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura

Publius Cornelius Lentulus Sura (114 BC – 5 December 63 BC) was one of the chief figures in the Catilinarian conspiracy.

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Publius Servilius Isauricus

Publius Servilius Isauricus was a Roman senator who served as consul in 48 BC together with Julius Caesar.

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Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus

Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus (c. 130 BC – 44 BC), was a politician and general of the Roman Republic and a member of the plebeian branch of the gens Servilii.

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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer (– 59 BC) was a Roman politician who was consul in 60 BC and in the next year opposed Pompey, Caesar, and the so-called First Triumvirate's political programme.

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Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius

Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (– 63 BC) was a general and statesman of the Roman Republic.

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Quintus Fufius Calenus

Quintus Fufius Calenus (died 40 BC) was a Roman Republican politician and general.

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Quintus Lutatius Catulus Capitolinus

Quintus Lutatius Catulus Capitolinus (c. 121 – 61 BC) was a politician in the late Roman Republic.

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Quintus Tullius Cicero

Quintus Tullius Cicero (102 BC – 43 BC) was a Roman statesman and military leader, as well as the younger brother of Marcus Tullius Cicero.

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Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe (born William McCabe; 18 August 1960) is a Scottish actor who has specialised in classical theatre.

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Robert Harris (novelist)

Robert Dennis Harris (born 7 March 1957) is a British novelist and former journalist.

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Roman dictator

A Roman dictator was an extraordinary magistrate in the Roman Republic endowed with full authority to resolve some specific problem to which he had been assigned.

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Royal Shakespeare Company

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England.

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Servilia (mother of Brutus)

Servilia (100 BC – after 42 BC) was a Roman matron from a distinguished family, the Servilii Caepiones.

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Siobhan Redmond

Siobhan Redmond (born 27 July 1959) is a Scottish actress, a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and known for various stage, audio and television roles such as Anne Marie in Two Doors Down.

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Somnium Scipionis

The Dream of Scipio (Latin: Somnium Scipionis), written by Cicero, is the sixth book of De re publica, and describes a (postulated fictional or real) dream vision of the Roman general Scipio Aemilianus, set two years before he oversaw the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperium_(play_cycle)

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2017 plays

Adaptations of works by English writers

Cultural depictions of Augustus

Cultural depictions of Calpurnia (wife of Caesar)

Cultural depictions of Catiline

Cultural depictions of Cato the Younger

Cultural depictions of Cicero

Cultural depictions of Lepidus

Cultural depictions of Marcus Junius Brutus

Cultural depictions of Marcus Licinius Crassus

Cultural depictions of Pompey

Cultural depictions of Servilia (mother of Brutus)

Depictions of Julius Caesar in plays

Depictions of Mark Antony in plays

English political plays

Plays based on works

Plays set in the 1st century BC

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