Я, Юлия

192 god. V Rime pravit obezumevshiĭ imperator Kommod, kotoryĭ mnit sebi͡a novym Gerkulesom, ustraivaet pokazatelʹnye vystuplenii͡a s demonstrat͡sieĭ svoeĭ nechelovecheskoĭ sily i derzhit v zalozhnikakh semʹi namestnikov udalennykh oblasteĭ. Senat teri͡aet ostatki terpenii͡a, i nastupaet odin iz tekh periodov rimskoĭ istorii, kogda bytʹ imperatorom osobenno opasno dli͡a zhizni. Posle smerti Kommoda I͡Ulii͡a Domna, zhena namestnika Septimii͡a Severa, uezzhaet k muzhu, tem samym razvi͡azyvai͡a emu ruki, i vskore u Rima okazyvaetsi͡a neskolʹko imperatorov: pomimo sobstvenno rimskogo, eshche dvoe v dalekikh provint͡sii͡akh, v tom chisle i Sever. Politicheskie intrigi, popytki zakli͡uchatʹ alʹi͡ansy, zagovory, neskolʹko voĭn - pi͡atʹ burnykh let I͡Ulii͡a stoit plechom k plechu s muzhem, vystupai͡a ego polnopravnym sovetnikom i vykazyvai͡a nemalye politicheskie i strategicheskie talanty. I u I͡Ulii estʹ sobstvennyĭ plan - ee ambit͡sii trebui͡ut ne prosto privesti Septimii͡a Severa k vlasti. . . Santʹi͡ago Postegilʹo, filolog i lingvist, dotoshnyĭ issledovatelʹ i ėnergichnyĭ rasskazchik, avtor istoricheskikh bestsellerov, posvi͡ashchennykh istorii Drevnego Rima, v tom chisle mnogotomnogo ėpika o I͡Ulii T͡Sezare, nad kotorym on rabotaet v nastoi͡ashchee vremi͡a ("Rim - ėto i͡a", "Rim, prokli͡atyĭ gorod"), napisal dilogii͡u o I͡Ulii Domne - zhenshchine, fakticheski pravivsheĭ Rimom vo vremena, kogda mnenii͡a zhenshchin nikto ne sprashival. V romane "I͡A, I͡Ulii͡a", v 2018 godu poluchivshem prestizhnui͡u premii͡u Planeta, nakonet͡s obretaet golos blistatelʹnai͡a figura, lishennai͡a golosa na mnogo vekov. Vpervye na russkom!

The year is 192. Rome is ruled by the distraught Emperor Commodus, who fancies himself the new Hercules, arranges demonstrations with demonstrations of his superhuman strength and holds hostage the families of the governors of remote areas. The Senate is losing its patience, and one of those periods in Roman history is coming when being emperor is especially dangerous for life. After the death of Commodus, Julia Domna, the wife of governor Septimius Severus, leaves for her husband, thereby freeing his hands, and soon Rome has several emperors: in addition to Rome proper, two more in distant provinces, including the North. Political intrigues, attempts to form alliances, conspiracies, several wars — Julia has stood shoulder to shoulder with her husband for five tumultuous years, acting as his full-fledged adviser and showing considerable political and strategic talents. And Julia has her own plan — her ambitions require more than just bringing Septimius Severus to power. . . Santiago Posteguillo, a philologist and linguist, meticulous researcher and energetic storyteller, author of historical bestsellers on the history of Ancient Rome, including a multi—volume epic about Julius Caesar, which he is currently working on ("Rome is me", "Rome, the cursed City"), wrote a dilogy about Julia Domna — a woman who actually ruled Rome at a time when no one asked for women's opinions. In the novel "I, Julia", which won the prestigious Planeta Award in 2018, a brilliant figure, deprived of a voice for many centuries, finally finds a voice. For the first time in Russian!