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The Venus Throw (Roma Sub Rosa, Bk 4) (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
The Venus Throw - Roma Sub Rosa, Bk 4 - Audio CD - Unabridged Author:Steven Saylor, Scott Harrison (Narrator) Rome, 56 B.C.: The Great general Pompey has conquered the East. Julius Caesar is defeating the Gauls. Only Egypt, with its strategic granaries and vast treasuries of gold, still eludes the grasp of Rome. The city itself is becoming ever more corrupt, as the last generation of the Roman Republic indulges in political back-stabbing, endless lawsui... more »ts, scandalous love affairs, and occasional murder. In recent days, several Egyptian envoys have been viciously assassinated. Fearing that he will be next, the Egyptian ambassador Dio calls on his old friend Gordianus the Finder and all of his special skills for help. Poison, betrayals, and long-buried secrets confront Gordianus as events rush to their resolution in one of history's most famous trials. But even after the verdict is delivered, there are still secrets to be uncovered....
Read by Scott Harrison. 10 audio discs (11.7 hr.)« less