Rienzi, the Last of the Roman Tribunes

On a quiet summer evening, Cola di Rienzi walked beside the Tiber with the younger brother who alone welcomed his ambitious dreams. The monks hear heresy when I imagine Rome restored, and the Colonna hear only a clever plebeian who may serve their power. You step into this one-chapter preview with Younger Brother at the center, where choices turn on the people, promises, and pressure already in the room. You lifted your brother from the bloodied grass, no longer the dreamer who had left him there less than an hour before. The chapter closes on a continuation question rather than resolving the novel's larger arc.

Chapters

1. The Garland beside the TiberRome · 6 min

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