Arms of Nemesis: A Novel of Ancient Rome (Novels of Ancient Rome, 2)

316 Pages·2008·1.79 MB·English

by  Steven Saylor

ARMS of
NEMESIS
ALSO BY STEVEN SAYLOR
A Twist at the End: A Novel ofO. Henry
Have You Seen Dawn?
Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome
Roma Sub Rosa Consisting of
Roman Blood
The House of the Vestals
A Gladiator Dies Only Once
Arms of Nemesis
Catilina's Riddle
The Venus Throw
A Murder on the Appian Way
Rubicon
Last Seen in Massilia
A Mist of Prophecies
The Judgment of Caesar
The Triumph of Caesar
A R MS of
N E M E S IS
A NOVEL OF ANCIENT ROME
STEVEN SAYLOR
St. Martin's Minotaur
New York
ARMS OF NEMESIS. Copyright © 1992 by Steven Saylor. Map copyright © 1992 by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Saylor, Steven, 1956-
Arms of nemesis / Steven Saylor.
p. cm.
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-38323-7
ISBN-10: 0-312-38323-1
1. Gordianus the Finder (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Slaves—
Rome—Fiction. 3. Rome—Fiction. I. Title.
PS3569.A96 A89 1992
813'.54—dc20 92025221
First St. Martin's Minotaur Paperback Edition: May 2008
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 21
To Penni Kimmel,
Helluo librorum et litterarum studiosus
CONTENTS
PART ONE
Corpses, Living and Dead
1
PART TWO
The Jaws of Hades
71
PART THREE
Death in a Cup
157
PART FOUR
Funeral Games
223
Epilogue
295
Author's Note
305
The BAY
of NAPLES
At the Time of the Spartacan
Slave Revolt, 72 B.C.
The
WESTERN
COAST
of ITALY
PART ONE
CORPSES, LIVING
AND DEAD