ARMS OF NEMESIS - Brossura

SAYLOR, STEVEN

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0312383231 ISBN 13: 9780312383237

Casa editrice: Minotaur, 2008

Riassunto

When two slaves kill an overseer on the estate of Marcus Crassus, the richest man in Rome, in 72 B.C., the master of the house demands the public execution of every slave in the household and in so doing begins a political coup, giving Gordianus the Finder just three days to uncover the truth about the killing and prevent a bloodbath. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

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L'autore

Steven Saylor is the author of the long running Roma Sub Rosa series featuring Gordianus the Finder, as well as the New York Times bestselling novel, Roma and its follow-up, Empire. He has appeared as an on-air expert on Roman history and life on The History Channel. Saylor was born in Texas and graduated with high honors from The University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and classics. He divides his time between Berkeley, California, and Austin, Texas.

Product Description

The hideously disfigured body was found in the atrium. The only clues are a blood-soaked cloak, and, carved into the stone at the corpse's feet, the word "Sparta." The murdered man was the overseer of Marcus Crassus's estate, apparently killed by two runaway slaves bent on joining Spartacus's revolt. In response to the murder, the wealthy, powerful Crassus vows to honor an ancient law and kill his ninety-nine remaining slaves in three days. Now Gordianus the Finder has been summoned from Rome by a mysterious client to find out the truth about the murder before the three days are up. Enmeshed in a world of desperate slaves and duplicitous masters, extravagant feasts and sordid secrets, Gordianus must risk all he loves, including his life, to stop a senseless slaughter-and save the very future of Rome itself.

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• Editore: Minotaur
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0312383231
• ISBN 13: 9780312383237
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 320