by Yeyo Balbás · Roca Bolsillo · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788415729426
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
In 23 B.C., Augustus is gravely ill, and his heirs compete for succession. To win the favor of the people, Marco Claudio Marcelo squanders his fortune on circus games, plays, and gladiator combats, while a drought threatens Rome's wheat supply. Adding to this threat is a conspiracy of senators led by Fanio Cepión and Licinio Varrón Murena, who seek to reinstate the Republic.
Marco Vitruvio Rufiano, an agent in Tiberius' service, must infiltrate Varrón Murena's gladiator school to uncover and thwart their plans. This mission takes him from the capital's underbelly to the arena of the amphitheaters, where the Republic's future is decided. He soon discovers that his stepsister Vitruvia, who owns a publishing business, and Cintia, a mime actress, play an important role in the struggle for control of public opinion.
