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Ambitious and brilliant, the twentysixyearold cicero is about to argue his first important case. Roman blood by steven saylor books hachette australia. He has appeared as an onair expert on roman history and life on the history channel. Roman blood book one of the roma sub rosa series by steven saylor centers around the real life patricide trial of a country farmer by the name of sextus roscius. The lawyer and orator cicero is another jewel in the crown of this book, an impressive feat for a murder mystery writer. A thrilling puzzle from the ancient world with real historical characters and based on a case in ciceros orations roman blood is a perfect blend of mystery and history by a. Roman blood, the first of steven saylor s sub rosa series of novels, introduces gordianus the finder and his family, fictional characters who become increasingly memorable and claim a hold on our affections and sympathetic concern as they interact throughout the series with many famous historical characters, julius caesar, pompey the great. His client is a wealthy farmer, one sextus roscius of the town of ameria, who stands accused of the most unforgivable act in ancient rome.
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Marcus tullius cicero, a fledgling advocate in rome, sends his slave tiro to the home of gordianus the finder in chapter one of steven saylor s historical murder mystery roman blood. The epic style is similar to james micheners historical novels i. He has been with his partner richard since 1976, splitting their time between california and texas. A thrilling puzzle from the ancient world with real historical characters and based on a case in ciceros orations roman blood is a perfect blend of mystery and history by a brilliant storyteller. It finds gordianus in the employ of cicero, before he became known as a great orator, who is defending one sextus roscius against a charge that romans found especially appalling, patricidea case which the real cicero wrote about.
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