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Libertus mysteries of Roman Britain volume 13
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Glevum's dignitaries are in a spin. The wealthy Voluus, ex-lictor to the Imperial Governor of Gaul, has decided to retire to the town and invitations have been issued for a welcome feast. How to respond and, more importantly, where do the ex-lictor's riches come from? Libertus' patron, local magistrate Marcus Septimus Aurelius, sends him on a mission to find out" --Jacket.
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Series
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Having been inveigled into standing for the local curia, responsible for the submission of all local tax, Libertus discovers that any shortfall must be made good by the councillors themselves. So when news arrives that a tax-collector from a nearby outpost has committed suicide, having gambled everything away, Libertus is despatched to make enquiries, in the hope of recovering at least some of the missing revenue. He has also been asked to attend...
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Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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April, CE 194. The tensions in the civil-war-torn Empire have come to Glevum now. Libertus's patron, Marcus Septimus, has received a letter from Druscilla Livia, a widowed cousin of his wife, seeking his protection. She has received an offer of marriage from a powerful Roman Senator, Hortius Valens, a man of cruel and unusual tastes, and she is in no position to refuse. She has run away . . . with Hortius in hot pursuit. This puts Marcus in a dangerous...
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