Gordianus is hired by a young advocate, Cicero, to investigate a murder which is at the center of Cicero's first important case. Cicero is defending a man, Sextus Roscius, who is accused of perhaps the worst crime in Roman law -- the murder of his father -- and Gordianus must find the truth behind the murder to save a man from a particularly grisly punishment.
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Gordianus is hired by a young advocate, Cicero, to investigate a murder which is at the center of Cicero's first important case. Cicero is defending a man, Sextus Roscius, who is accused of perhaps the worst crime in Roman law -- the murder of his father -- and Gordianus must find the truth behind the murder to save a man from a particularly grisly punishment.
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Good. Size: 5x1x8; St. Martins Press; New York, 1991. Hardcover. First Edition, First Printing. A Good, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, discoloration to spine possibly covered with dark grey crayon and gilt lettering is handwritten, some handling/scuffing to boards, bit of spine edge and board corner wear, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, spine lean, some age toning to pages, text block edges a bit pulpy, in a Very Good, some handling/scuff marks to panels, bit of edge/corner wear, faint white out spots and lines on verso flaps, Mylar protected, Dust wrapper. A good and overall clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9], 357pp. We pack securely and ship daily w/delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Good. St. Martin's Press; New York, 1999. Hardcover. Good+, black cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine, binding sturdy and intact, trace handling marks, bit of board/spine edge wear, text block edges darkened[smoke? ], some sunning, bit of musty odor, trace discoloration to pastedowns/endpaper, bit of bending to boards, in a Good, some sunning to panels/flaps, horizontal scratch mark mid front panel, bit of edge wear with few small tears, faint moisture stain verso bottom rear panel, Dust Wrapper. A good only, unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches], 357pp. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Signed by Author. Signed by author. Second impression. Slight spine tilt with slightly bumped top and bottom of spine. Page ends are slightly soiled. Dust jacket has several small tears and is scuffed and a bit soiled on spine. Gordianus is hired by the great orator and advocate Cicero in 80 BC. Like several novels in the series, this one is based on a trial oration by Cicero, in this case In Defence of Sextus Roscius of Ameria (Pro Sexto Roscio Amerino).
This book was a required read for a Western Civilizations class. It ended up being a pretty good book...a good plot and interesting turns.
Fernando G
Feb 10, 2011
The First Book of the Roma Sub Rosa Series
Saylor knows Roman history quite well and certainly knows how to blend it with fictional characters of the era with this thriller that began with Roman Blood. This is first of the series that is hard to put down once you start. A real page turner!