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The Throne of Caesar

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It's Rome, 44 BC, and the Ides of March are approaching. Julius Caesar has been appointed dictator for life by the Roman Senate. Having pardoned his remaining enemies and rewarded his friends, Caesar is now preparing to leave Rome with his army to fight the Parthian Empire. Gordianus the Finder, after decades of investigating crimes and murders involving the powerful, has set aside enough that he's been raised to the Equestrian rank and has firmly and finally retired. On the morning of March 10th, though, he's first summoned to meet with Cicero and then with Caesar himself. Both have the same request of Gordianus-keep your ear to the ground, ask around, and find out if there are any conspiracies against Caesar's life. Caesar, however, has one other important matter to discuss. Gordianus's adopted son Meto has long been one of Caesar's closest confidants. To honor Meto, Caesar is going to make his father Gordianus a Senator when he attends the next session on the 15th of March. With only four days left before he's made a Senator, Gordianus must dust off his old skills and see what conspiracy against Julius Caesar, if any, he can uncover. Because the Ides of March are approaching...


Oppleser: John Curless

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Jørn

14.4.2024

Steven SAYLOR is the best modern novelist of Rome in the first century before Christ. His 14 (!) books about the "detective" Gordianus in the «Roma-Sub-Rosa-series» - are exciting and based on superb source and cultural research. This is unfortunately the last book in the series (2018) and the best. The action takes place in the days before and after the knife murder of Julius Caesar on March 15, 44 BC. with 23 dagger stabs Steven SAYLOR er den beste moderne romanforfatteren om Roma i første århundre før Kristus. Hans 14 (!) bøker om «detektiven» Gordianus i «Roma-Sub-Rosa-serien» - er spennende og bygger på suveren kilde og kultur reasearch. Dette er dessverre den siste boken i serien (2018) og den beste. Handlingen foregår i dagene før og etter knivdrapet på Julius Caesar 15 mars 44 f.Kr. med 23 dolkestikk.

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