A Friend of Caesar, a Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic, Time Rep (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Griffiths, E. D.

 
9781451009224: A Friend of Caesar, a Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic, Time Rep (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

A sweeping historical tale of love, risk, and political intrigue in the late Roman Republic.

It follows a dangerous romance faced with power and peril.

Set against the backdrop of Rome’s decline, this novel follows Drusus and Cornelia as their secret bond collides with political rivals and a world of slaves, wealth, and ambition. From a Praeneste estate to a perilous voyage at sea, the story blends personal longing with the grip of faction and fate.

Rich in atmosphere and detail, the book traces how love withstands pressure from looming civil strife, while characters navigate loyalty, duty, and the lure of power. It offers a vivid window into a pivotal era and the people who shape it, from noble allies to dangerous enemies.

  • Experience a vivid, cloth-and-sword world of ancient Rome and its social layers
  • Follow a forbidden romance tested by family, master, and rival politicians
  • Watch political alliances form and fracture as the Republic teeters on the edge
  • Feel the immediacy of sea voyages, slave life, and close, perilous encounters

Ideal for readers drawn to historical fiction that blends love, power, and the fall of an empire.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

If this book serves to show that Classical Life presented many phases akin to our own, it will not have been written in vain. After the book was planned and in part written, it was discovered that Archdeacon Farrar had in his story of Darkness and Dawn a scene, Onesimus and the Vestal, which corresponds very closely to the scene, A gias and the Vestal, in this book; but the latter incident was too characteristically Roman not to risk repetition. If it is asked why such a book as this is desirable after those noble fictions, Darkness and Dawn and Quo Vadis, the reply must be that these books necessarily take and interpret the Christian point of view. And they do well; but the Pagan point of view still needs its interpretation, at least as a help to an easy apprehension of the life and literature of the great age of the Fall of the Roman Republic. This is the aim of A Friend of Caesar. The A ge of Caesar prepared the way for the A ge of Nero, when Christianity could find a world in a state of such culture, unity, and social stability that it could win an adequate and abiding triumph. Great care has been taken to keep to strict historical probability; but in one scene, the Expulsion of the Tribunes, there is such a confusion of accounts in the authorities themselves that I have taken some slight liberties. W. S. D. Harvard University, January 16, 1900.
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About the Publisher

Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.

Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text.

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