| Edition |
First U.S. edition. |
| Description |
452 pages ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
Davis, author of the best-selling Falco mysteries set in ancient Rome, revisits the empire in this stand-alone novel about the reign of Emperor Domitian (51-96 C.E.). Domitian, self-proclaimed Master and God of Rome, faces an uneasy rule. He is tied to the suspicious death of the previous emperor, his older brother, and overshadowed by his late father, Vespasian, builder of the Coliseum. The novel's action revolves around Gaius Vinius, a soldier promoted to the emperor's Praetorian Guard, and Flavia Lucilla, the daughter of a freed slave who takes up her mother's profession as a hairdresser to high-ranking members of society. The two characters navigate wars, fires, business, real estate, scandals, and multiple marriages as Domitian's once-successful reign deteriorates. |
| Subject |
Rome -- History -- Domitian, 81-96 -- Fiction.
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Domitian, Emperor of Rome, 51-96 -- Fiction.
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Emperors -- Rome -- Fiction.
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| Added Title |
Master & god |
| ISBN |
9780312606640 |
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0312606648 |
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