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Conspirata: a novel of ancient Rome
By Robert Harris. 2010
Slave Tiro, secretary to the statesman/philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero, from Imperium (RC 63427), continues to chronicle his master's rise to…
fame and power. Cicero bribes his way to becoming a consul but is despised by his fellow politicians, including Gaius Julius Caesar, who conspire to assassinate him. Some strong language. 2010Bloodstained Triangles
By Athanassios Kosmopoulos, Lena Blonsky. 2018
"An Evzon is murdered by an unknown sniper at Syntagma Square during the changing of the guard ... Who is…
trying to derail the country? Who is trying to create chaos? A strange series of events unfolds as the National Intelligence Agency attempts to identify the perpetrators. What is the rivalry about that has been playing out in Athens for decades between certain Brotherhoods and Orders? Germany, Antarctica, Greece, Israel ... what is their involvement and what are they looking for? … What's the secret? What heritage are the Greek Brothers presiding over and defending? The eternal fight of good with evil returns ... once more on the Greek battlefield ... A week in June 2009, a crucial week, where the "good" rises up to meet the "evil" in a battle of dominance… in Greece ... However, this time they are coordinated. This is a battle that is constantly being conducted on a political, economic and cultural level. Bloodstained Triangles ... many times you will pause reading, as faces and events will remind you "coincidentally" of something you have already seen or heard .. Is this Imagination or is it Reality? True facts or fiction? You are the judge, by reading Kosmas’ story, a Major General of the National Intelligence Service (NIS) who undertakes an extraordinary mission during this particularly important week. For every name, event, historical reference and place mentioned herein, we invite you to use modern search engines on the web. You will be surprised by what you discover about the past ... and more so about the present … The "plan" is still out there, centuries now, waiting provocatively for the reader to discover... if he, or she, succeeds ... Nothing is perchance ... nothing is by conjuncture ... the apex of the triangle is not coincidental ... From Chaos to Order ... »Triángulos Sangrientos
By Athanassios Kosmopoulos. 2017
Corría el mes de junio de 2009, cuando en la plaza Sintagma, un evzone fue abatido por un francotirador no…
identificado, en el momento en que ocurría el cambio de guardia. ¿Quiénes son los que desean alterar el orden y provocar el caos en el país? Un sorprendente efecto dominó se despliega, puesto que el Servicio Nacional de Inteligencia está intentando encontrar a los responsables del asesinato. ¿Qué rivalidad surge entre las hermandades y las órdenes de Atenas durante décadas? ¿Qué es lo que se espera de Alemania, Antártida, Grecia e Israel? ¿Cuál es el misterio? ¿Qué es lo que gestiona y defiende el legado de los hermanos griegos? La eterna lucha entre el bien y el mal... está presente una vez más en Grecia... Una semana de junio de 2009, una semana crítica en la que volvió a ocurrir el encuentro entre el "bien" y el "mal", en Grecia... pero esta vez de manera coordinada. Una batalla que se llevó a cabo a nivel político, económico y cultural. Triángulos Sangrientos... cada vez que interrumpas la lectura, tanto los personajes como los acontecimientos, te recordarán "casualmente" a algo que escuchaste o viste… ¿Fantasía o Realidad? ¿Realidad o ficción? Le permiten juzgar y leer la historia de Kosmas, un mayor del Servicio Nacional de Inteligencia de Grecia (EYP), que tuvo una misión diferente a la ordinaria, especialmente en esta importante semana. La referencia se usó para cada nombre, acontecimiento y lugares mencionados aquí, además los modernos motores de búsqueda en Internet quedarán sorprendidos por el pasado... Sobre todo por el presente… El «plan» sigue ahí presente durante siglos, desafiando al lector a descubrir que los vértices del triángulo no son casuales, que nada es absolutamente casual, que todo es cíclico y que por el caos nace el orden.Sacrileghe Triangolazioni
By Athanassios Kosmopoulos. 2017
Emozionante ed avvincente, un romanzo in cui amori segreti e proibiti, omicidi ed antichi simbolismi si intrecciano all’interno di una…
storia che, a ragione, è stata paragonata al “Codice da Vinci” greco. Lo scrittore riesce a trascinarci in una fitta rete di storie di spionaggio, di doppiogiochisti, di crimine e di potere, di confraternite e servizi segreti, in cui la realtà moderna viene volutamente e magistralmente confusa ed intrecciata con l'antica cultura greca e l'occulto. Un Euzone viene colpito a morte da un cecchino durante il cambio della Guardia Nazionale dinanzi al Parlamento Greco… Chi vuole colpire così in alto e così duramente? Chi muove gli omicidi che mano a mano vengono scoperti in altri luoghi sacri dell’Antica Grecia? Un domino sorprendente si snoda quando l’Intelligence Nazionale cerca di scovare i colpevoli. Un incredibile intreccio di fratellanze e di rivalità si svolge ad Atene da decenni e si articola tra Germania, Antartide, Grecia e Israele… E il 'piano' è ancora là, ha superato i secoli, ha sfidato le epoche e adesso si presenta al lettore che capirà che i vertici del triangolo non sono casuali, che assolutamente nulla è casuale, tutto è ciclico…. E che dal Caos nasce sempre l’ordine… E dappertutto un riferimento, un segreto, che ancora una volta, nell'eterna lotta tra bene e male, dovrà essere risolto in Grecia, là dove tutto è nato e dove tutto comincia…The Throne of Caesar (Roma Sub Rosa #16)
By Steven Saylor. 2018
In The Throne of Caesar, award-winning mystery author Steven Saylor turns to the most famous murder in history . .…
.It's Rome, 44 BC, and the Ides of March are approaching.Julius Caesar has been appointed Dictator for life by the Roman Senate. Having pardoned his remaining enemies and rewarded his friends, Caesar is now preparing to leave Rome with his army to fight the Parthian Empire.Gordianus the Finder, after decades of investigating crimes and murders involving the powerful, has finally retired. But on the morning of March 10th, he's summoned to meet with Cicero and Caesar himself. Both have the same request - keep your ear to the ground, ask around, and find out if there are any conspiracies against Caesar's life. Caesar, however, has one other important matter to discuss - he is going to make Gordianus a Senator when he attends the next session on the 15th of March.With only four days left before he's made a Senator, Gordianus must dust off his old skills and see what conspiracy against Julius Caesar, if any, he can uncover. Because the Ides of March are approaching...Praise for Steven Saylor'A compelling storyteller, with a striking talent for historical reconstruction' Mary Beard'Saylor's scholarship is breathtaking and his writing enthrals' Ruth Rendell'The most reliably entertaining and well-researched novels about the ancient world [are] Steven Saylor's tales of the Roman proto-detective Gordianus the Finder. The Throne of Caesar brings the series to a satisfying conclusion [and offers] a new, compelling perspective on familiar historic events' Sunday Times'Writing a detective story about one of the most famous murders in history is no easy feat, but Saylor carries it off with characteristic brilliance . . . he has made this era his own' Ian RossBound By Your Touch
By Meredith Duran. 2009
Meredith Duran returns with another witty, humorous and smart romance. Fans of Julia Quinn, Jane Feather and Eloisa James will…
delight in Meredith's trademark headstrong heroine, cunning hero and tale of deep emotional intensity!Lydia Boyce is a spinster with sophisticated interests, for she knows that an unblemished reputation is the only protection in a judgmental world. But when a mysterious forgery threatens to sully her family and her father's legacy, she finds her only hope for salvation in a man who has no use for the rules of good society - or those who follow them. The Viscount Sanburne is a society darling, but a dark past has left him aimless and uninterested in anything but self-destructive amusement. He has no interest in a bluestocking bent on justice - until she flashes a dimple, and he realizes that corrupting her might prove as pleasurable as scandalizing her does.Looking for more Meredith Duran novels? Try Wicked Becomes You or her Rules for the Reckless series.The Vandemark Mummy
By Cynthia Voigt. 1991
When, as the new Classics professor at Vandemark College, their father is made responsible for a collection of ancient Egyptian…
artifacts, twelve-year-old Phineas and his older sister Althea try to find out why the collection is the target of thieves, especially when the mummy disappears.Livy's Women: Crisis, Resolution, and the Female in Rome's Foundation History
By Peter Keegan. 2021
Livy’s Women explores the profound questions arising from the presence of women of influence and power in the socio-political canvas…
of one of the most important histories of Rome and the Roman people, Ab Urbe Condita (From the Foundation of the City). This theoretically informed study of Livy’s monumental narrative charts the fascinating links between episodes containing references to women in prominent roles and the historian’s treatment of Rome’s evolutionary foundation story. Explicitly gendered in relation to the socio-cultural contexts informing the narrative, the author’s background, the literary landscape of Livy's Rome, and the subsequent historiographical commentary, this volume offers a comprehensive, coherent and contextualised overview of all episodes in Ab Urbe Condita relating to women as agents of historical change. As well as proving invaluable insights into socio-cultural history for Classicists, Livy’s Women will also be of interest to instructors, researchers, and students of female representation in history in general.*Picked as one of the best historical novels of 2023 by The Times!*'A creepy, chilling story - another Anna Mazzola…
triumph!' JENNIFER SAINT'Chilling and compelling, with echoes of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca' ESSIE FOXSometimes the secrets of the past are more dangerous than the present...Rome, 1938.As the world teeters on the brink of war, talented pianist Eva Valenti enters the house of widower Dante Cavallera to become his new wife.On the outside, the forces of Fascism are accelerating, but in her new home, Eva fears that something else is at work, whispering in the walls and leaving mysterious marks on Dante's young daughter.Soon she starts to wonder whether the house itself is trying to give up the secrets of its mysterious past - secrets that Dante seems so determined to keep hidden.However, Eva must also conceal the truth of her own identity, for if she is discovered, she will be in greater danger than she could ever have imagined...***Praise for The House of Whispers:'Mazzola builds up tension skilfully in a story that flirts with the supernatural as it moves towards a fiery conclusion' SUNDAY TIMES'This gothic ghost novel will keep you reading well into the night' GLAMOUR'Utterly brilliant. It's Rebecca meets Winter in Madrid with a sprinkling of Mazzola magic' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON'An atmospheric spine-tingler' HEAT'Packed with political and emotional intrigue, historically rich and deeply unsettling' SARAH HILARY'Deliciously creepy' WOMAN'S WEEKLY'Absolutely brilliant. Gripping, beautifully written and properly chilling' CAROLINE GREEN'Atmospheric and unsettling' DAILY RECORD'Beautiful, chilling, and darkly enchanting. Anna Mazzola is a truly gifted storyteller' CHRIS WHITAKER'A sinister gothic tale' COSMO'I ripped through The House of Whispers in double quick time' JAMES OSWALD'A deliciously creepy tale from the masterful Anna Mazzola' WOMAN'Robert Harris meets M.R. James in an evocative gothic tale' DAVID HEWSON'A gothic tale of political and psychological terror' GUARDIAN'The sense of place is impeccable, the sense of danger truly chilling' SINEAD CROWLEY'A delicately told ghost story set in the bright heat of 1930's Italy. Claustrophobic and compelling' AMANDA MASON