Robert Harris: Augustus, Agrippa, and the Birth of the Roman Empire

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Richmond Theatre

Mon 14 Sep 2026

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When it comes to power, does friendship exist at all? Robert Harris plunges us into the birth of the Roman Empire, the assassination of Julius Caesar and the rise of Augustus.

Richmond Theatre

Mon 14 Sep 2026

Richmond Theatre, The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ

Mon at 19:30

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No novelist untangles the thorny web of power and politics like Robert Harris. From the terrors of the Third Reich to the intricacies of the papal Conclave, the conspiracy of the Dreyfus Affair to Machiavellian backstabbing in modern democracies, his fiction spans world history but always returns to fundamental concerns: who gets to rule and why? Does power corrupt absolutely? What does it mean to be a tyrant – and to fight against tyranny?

Now the author of the Cicero trilogy returns to the world of ancient Rome with a decades-spanning epic told from the perspective of Marcus Agrippa: builder of the Pantheon, commander of the fleet at the battle of Actium, and our guide to world-changing events starring Julius Caesar, Mark Antony, Cleopatra, and the man who dominated his life: the cunning, ruthless, and unknowable Octavius.

Robert joins us for a series of special In Conversation events to share the stories of this astonishing period of history, offer his insights into the minds of the key players, and reveal what the world of ancient Rome can tell us about the eternal nature of power.

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Richmond Theatre

Richmond Theatre, The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ

Richmond (District Line), Overground (SW Trains)

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One of the oldest surviving theatres designed by iconic architect Frank Matcham, Richmond Theatre has sat in the heart of the local community since 1899.

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Richmond Theatre

Mon 14 Sep 2026

Richmond Theatre, The Green, Richmond, TW9 1QJ

Mon at 19:30

For group bookings of 10 or more:

Submit a request online

Or call 020 7206 1174

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