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SPQR XIII

The Year of Confusion

by (author) John Maddox Roberts

read by John Lee

Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Initial publish date
May 2016
Category
Historical
  • CD-Audio

    ISBN
    9781522602309
    Publish Date
    May 2016
    List Price
    $14.99
  • CD-Audio

    ISBN
    9781978618381
    Publish Date
    Mar 2019
    List Price
    $29.99

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Caius Julius Caesar, now Dictator of Rome, has decided to revise the Roman calendar, which has become out of sync with the seasons. As if this weren’t already an unpopular move, Caesar has brought in astronomers and astrologers from abroad, including Egyptians, Greeks, Indians, and Persians. Decius is appointed to oversee this project, which he knows rankles the Roman public: "To be told by a pack of Chaldeans and Egyptians how to conduct their duties towards the gods was intolerable." Not long after the new calendar project begins, two of the foreigners are murdered.

Decius begins his investigations and, as the body count increases, it seems that an Indian fortune-teller popular with patrician Roman ladies is also involved.

This latest in the acclaimed series is sure to please historical mystery fans.

About the authors

John Maddox Roberts is the author of numerous works of science fiction and fantasy in addition to his SPQR series set in ancient Rome. He and his wife live in New Mexico.

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