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It's AD 188, and a tiresome three-day journey to the forested outskirts of the Empire is the last thing Libertus, freedman and pavement-maker, wants to make. Not only are there wolves and bears, but Celtic rebels may well regard the lone coach as fair game. But when Marcus Septimus asks Libertus to join him on official business, he knows he can't refuse his benevolent patron. En route to the garrison town of Isca, they stop at Venta: a simmering cauldron of social unrest where the Silures show more tribe, loyal to the memory of former chief Caractacus, seethes under Roman occupation. In the busy market square, Libertus is shocked by the glimpse of a familiar face. His pursuit of the figure leads him down a dangerous path and, before he knows it, into a murky world of racketeering, treason and murder... show lessTags
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- Canonical title
- Enemies of the Empire
- Original publication date
- 2005
- People/Characters
- Libertus; Marcus Aurelius Septimus; Caractacus
- Important places
- Britannia, Roman Empire; Venta Silurum, Britannia, Roman Empire (Caerwent); Isca Augusta, Britannia, Roman Empire (Caerleon); United Kingdom; Wales, UK; Caerwent, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK (show all 7); Caerleon, Newport, Wales, UK
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- To John and Linda - with much love.
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