A story of murder and duplicity during the
Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder.
Caesar and his troops have crossed teh
Rubicon and ar marching on Rome. Pompey his rival, is preparing to
flee south with his loyal troops, leaving the city unguarded and
ungoverned. Before Pompey leaves Rome, however, his cousiin and
protege is found dead, garotted in Gordianus's garden. Enraged,
Pompey demands that Gordianus discover and name the killer.
With one son a trusted aide of Caesar and
his son-in-law held as hostage by Pompey, Gordianus faces a
personal crisis: he must learn the secrets of the dead man and
reveal a murderer to protect his own family from being crushed by
the opposing forces that will forever change the Roman world.
### Review
"May Steven Saylor's Roman empire never
fall! Writing in a spare, elegant style shorn of excess
description, Saylor convincingly transports us into the ancient
world..."--"USA Today" on "Roma""Saylor has the rare ability to
make history comprehensible but also entirely personal and
terrifying." -- "The Oregonian" on "Rubicon"
### About the Author
Steven Saylor is the author of the
internationally acclaimed Roma sub Rosa series which is published
in over 20 languages. Saylor divides his time between homes in
Austin, Texas, and Berkeley, California. Visit his website
www.stevensaylor.com
A story of murder and duplicity during the Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder.
Caesar and his troops have crossed teh Rubicon and ar marching on Rome. Pompey his rival, is preparing to flee south with his loyal troops, leaving the city unguarded and ungoverned. Before Pompey leaves Rome, however, his cousiin and protege is found dead, garotted in Gordianus's garden. Enraged, Pompey demands that Gordianus discover and name the killer.
With one son a trusted aide of Caesar and his son-in-law held as hostage by Pompey, Gordianus faces a personal crisis: he must learn the secrets of the dead man and reveal a murderer to protect his own family from being crushed by the opposing forces that will forever change the Roman world.
### Review
"May Steven Saylor's Roman empire never fall! Writing in a spare, elegant style shorn of excess description, Saylor convincingly transports us into the ancient world..."--"USA Today" on "Roma""Saylor has the rare ability to make history comprehensible but also entirely personal and terrifying." -- "The Oregonian" on "Rubicon"
### About the Author
Steven Saylor is the author of the internationally acclaimed Roma sub Rosa series which is published in over 20 languages. Saylor divides his time between homes in Austin, Texas, and Berkeley, California. Visit his website www.stevensaylor.com