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These books become even more fascinating as the time line approaches the period of Roman period of history I'm most familiar with. This is a fine mystery, without too much of Cicero's rhetoric to bog down the action, and I admit to experiencing a small thrill when Gordianus first encounters Mark Antony.
If you're annoyed when a novelist contrives for his protagonist to interact with famous historical figures then this series isn't for you. In this book alone Gordianus meets with Caesar, Pompey, M ...more
If you're annoyed when a novelist contrives for his protagonist to interact with famous historical figures then this series isn't for you. In this book alone Gordianus meets with Caesar, Pompey, M ...more
Oct 18, 2009
Vicki Cline
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All the books in the Roma Sub Rosa series are based on events in Roman history. This one is about the murder of Publius Clodius Pulcher, a popularis politician and gang leader, supposedly by his mortal enemy Titus Annius Milo, another politician and gang leader, but on the side of the optimates. Clodius' death occurred just after the two men and their entourages encountered each other on the Appian Way, about 15 miles south of Rome. Everyone assumes that Milo or one of his men did in Clodius, bu
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Another strong outing for the finder!
lots of strands to keep hold of in this one and as per the other books in the series it is very descriptive, but I find that works really well for this style of novel.
good stuff!
lots of strands to keep hold of in this one and as per the other books in the series it is very descriptive, but I find that works really well for this style of novel.
good stuff!
I have an only slightly-secret love for the mysteries of Steven Saylor set in ancient Rome. They're always fun, and often a little educational as well. Another favorite of mine, this one with Saylor's take on the truth behind Cicero's Pro Milone. Anyone who has studied the parallel accounts of the murder of Clodius (e.g. by teaching or learning from Ecce Romani IV ought to read this one!
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