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Roma sub rosa movie1/7/2024 ![]() Gordianus is .not getting back to. a month when he is disturbed to learn that the same.night Dio left his house he was murdered in his bed. ![]() Gordianus is leaving.town the next day and for.the safety of his.wife and daughter cannot open his house to Dio, he promises to.call on Dio when he gets back in town but Dio leaves annoyed. Dio is the last of them now, out of all that made it to Rome only be remains and he comesto Gordianus seeking his help though he's not quite clear how much help can be given. ![]() The delegates know they are being harassed and some see no other way but to return home defeated but a valiant few soldier on. The mission goes badly from the.minute the Egyptian men land at the coast, one of the.houses they stay in is barricaded and set on fire, a group of men attack the delegation in the streets beating some.quite badly along with other calamities. The man's name is Dio he is an emissary sent from Alexandria (along with 99 others) to plead with the Roman consul to.side.with the new.Egyptian Queen over the deposed King Ptolomy. Gordianus is getting older, he can't get about as well as he used to as his joints ache now but he carries on taking small easily accomplished tasks till one day an old teacher of his from his time in Alexandria arrives at his house in the late evening. Highly recommended, for this is another great addition to this brilliant series, and that's why I like to call this episode: "A Very Intriguing Murderous Throw"! What will transpire is a thrilling and captivating Roman historical mystery with plenty of political intrigue and plot twists, with in the background the four super power plotters, Caesar, Pompey, Crassus and Cicero, using Marcus Caelius and his friends as tools of convenience and assassination, and against them are the old patricians, the Clodii and their confederates, and in this dangerous and deadly environment Gordianus must find the truth of Dio's murder, but also learn about Dio's very dark side, and this very dark side will be Dio's ultimate reckoning in the end, but in the end Gordianus will solve this case of murder only to find a very surprising "Sub Rosa" culprit in a most fascinating fashion. This tale starts off in January of the year 56 BC, and Gordianus and his family, wife Bethesda and daughter Diana, are visited by an old friend of Gordianus being the Ambassador of Egypt in Rome, Dio of Alexandria, and this Dio is fearing for his life and begging for Gordianus's help, which Gordianus cannot give and not much later in the night Dio is found murdered, stabbed to death, at Coponius's home, where he sought shelter.ĭuring his investigations, on the instigation of the Clodii, especially the dangerous and beautiful Clodia, Gordianus will encounter various precarious moments and situations, and with the help of his eldest son, Eco, he will eventually get to the bottom of this special personal case. The book is divided into four parts, Nex, Noxia, Nox, Nexus, and each chapter will possess an important piece of political history and violent death, making this a thrilling mystery that will keep you spellbound from beginning to the very end. ![]() Storytelling is wonderful, all characters, whether real historical or very likeable fictional, come vividly to life, while the hostile circumstances and the deadly turmoil that is the Roman Republic at this moment of history, all these factors combined come very much alive in this wonderful mystery.Īt the beginning of the book, you'll find a Chronology, as well as some quotes/phrases, while at the end you'll notice an Author's Note, where you can learn about the historical details concerning this story and which are superbly described. This Roman mystery is the 9th volume, chronologically, of the amazing "Gordianus the Finder" series. ![]()
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