Arms of Nemesis: A Mystery of Ancient Rome

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Robinson, 1997 - 306 pages
Gordianus the Finder - the large, eccentric, philosphical investigator whose famed skills and integrity have made him much sought after in Rome - is hired by Crassus, Rome's wealthiest citizen, to inverstigate the murder of the overseer of his estate, the prime suspects being two of his slaves.

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Steven Saylor (born March 23, 1956) is an American author of historical novels. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied history and Classics. Although he also has written novels about Texas history, Saylor's best-known work is his Roma Sub Rosa series, set in ancient Rome. The novels' hero is a detective named Gordianus the Finder, active during the time of Sulla, Cicero, Julius Caesar, and Cleopatra. He divides his time residing in California and texas.

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