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

Griffiths, E. D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1451009224 ISBN 13 : 9781451009224

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A vivid tale set in the fall of the Roman Republic, where loyalty, courage, and love are tested by political danger and personal longing.

In this historical novel, a young Roman master and his forbidden romance unfold against a backdrop of power struggles, slave life, and traveling plots that sweep from Praeneste to the sea and beyond. The story follows Drusus, Cornelia, and their adversaries as they navigate a world where every alliance can change with a whisper of ambition.

- A dramatic blend of romance and political intrigue in ancient Rome
- Richly drawn settings—from Praeneste’s hills to bustling ports and Tyrian seas
- Complex characters whose loyalties are forged in danger and opportunity
- Tension built around rivalries, families, and the costs of power

Ideal for readers who enjoy immersive historical fiction with love, danger, and a vividly realized ancient world.

A propos du livre

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1451009224
• ISBN 13: 9781451009224
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 517
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