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Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa)

Roman Blood (Roma Sub Rosa)

Author(s): Steven Saylor

Location(s): Rome

Genre(s): Fiction, Historical

Era(s): 1st Century BC

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In Roman Blood Gordianus the Finder – the large, eccentric, philosophical investigator whose famed skills and integrity have made him much sought after in Rome – is hired by the young Cicero to acquit or convict a man accused of murdering his own father, an ugly, delicate case that soon produces dangerous fireworks.

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How wonderful, to have a scholar write about ancient Rome; how comforting, to feel instant confidence in the historical accuracy of a novel.” Sunday Times”

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