The House of the Vestals

The House of the Vestals
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 239
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ISBN-10 : 9780312582418
ISBN-13 : 0312582412
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Book Synopsis The House of the Vestals by : Steven Saylor

Download or read book The House of the Vestals written by Steven Saylor and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine crime stories featuring Gordianus the Finder, a detective in ancient Rome who marries his slave. Part mystery, part a social history of the period from the end of Sulla's dictatorship to the Spartacan slave revolt.


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