Arms of Nemesis (Roma Sub Rosa, #2)

by Steven Saylor

The hideously disfigured body was found in the atrium. The only clues are a blood-soaked cloak, and, carved into the stone at the corpse's feet, the word Sparta . . . The Overseer of Marcus Crassus's estate has been murdered, apparently by two slaves bent on joining Spartacus's revolt. The wealthy, powerful Crassus vows to honor an ancient law and have his ninety-nine remaining slaves slaughtered in three days. Gordianus the Finder is summoned from Rome by a mysterious client to find out the truth about the murder before the three days are up.

• ISBN10: 0312978324
• ISBN13: 9780312978327
• Publish Date: 15 February 2001 (first published 1 October 1992)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 30 April 2014
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Minotaur Books
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[wyvernfriend]

Full of period details, Gordianus the Finder is involved in a case that touches several people. Crassus' brother is dead and one of the slaves is blamed, as that slave has absconded Crassus decides to kill all the slaves in the Villa. Not an unusual thing to do in the time. Set during the period of Spartacus' revolt this is not a surprising reaction.

Giordanus is convinced that there are plots within plots but can he find out what's happening before the funeral games that will have the slaves all killed.

Interesting and full of detail this appealed to the classics geek in me, while some details didn't quite ring true overall it swept me up and kept me quite entertained