Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes

A historical novel by Edward Bulwer Lytton, first published in 1835, telling the story of Cola di Rienzi, the fourteenth-century Roman tribune who rose to lead the Roman people against the nobility. The author bases the plot on historical events of Rienzi's rise and fall.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›Middle Ages, 500 to 1500›Italy, Spain, and Portugal

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic historical novels›Middle Ages, 500 to 1500›Italy, Spain, and Portugal