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Caesar's Letter: Vale Crassus
It’s not easy working for Julius Caesar. Marcus Mettius is back in Rome, and all he wants to do is resume his normal routine, enjoy his new relationship with his stunning girlfriend, Portia, and drink and hang out with his friends at the Hang Up tavern. Is that too much to ask?
Alas, it is – the gods have other plans for Rome’s greatest salesman. The electoral antics of Milo and Clodius threaten to tear the city of Rome apart. Pompey is still licking his wounds in his villa outside of Rome, mourning the loss of his beautiful wife, Julia. And the sad tale of Crassus’ ill-fated Parthian campaign finally reaches its denouement. The curse against the wealthy triumvir, leveled by the erstwhile Tribune of the Plebs, Gaius Ateius Capito, creates angst and turmoil in the city, not to mention in Capito himself.
Meanwhile, Julius Caesar is having a bad year. The Gauls are giving him heat, and he is engaged in a grim campaign of subjugation. Pompey’s loss of a wife was a loss of a daughter to Caesar. And, he has to watch from afar as his finely wrought alliance with Crassus and Pompey evaporates into thin air. He needs Marcus’ help more than ever!
Join our intrepid peddler as he braves dinner parties, vicious strongmen, and political intrigue to help his friend and patron Caesar manage Rome’s impending descent into madness. Armed with only his own wit and that of his friends, Vinus and Dionysius, he accepts every challenge thrown at him by both the natural and the supernatural worlds, never losing his humor in the process. Witches, politicians, and gourmands alike are no match for our hero’s silver tongue and salesman’s savvy.
Alas, it is – the gods have other plans for Rome’s greatest salesman. The electoral antics of Milo and Clodius threaten to tear the city of Rome apart. Pompey is still licking his wounds in his villa outside of Rome, mourning the loss of his beautiful wife, Julia. And the sad tale of Crassus’ ill-fated Parthian campaign finally reaches its denouement. The curse against the wealthy triumvir, leveled by the erstwhile Tribune of the Plebs, Gaius Ateius Capito, creates angst and turmoil in the city, not to mention in Capito himself.
Meanwhile, Julius Caesar is having a bad year. The Gauls are giving him heat, and he is engaged in a grim campaign of subjugation. Pompey’s loss of a wife was a loss of a daughter to Caesar. And, he has to watch from afar as his finely wrought alliance with Crassus and Pompey evaporates into thin air. He needs Marcus’ help more than ever!
Join our intrepid peddler as he braves dinner parties, vicious strongmen, and political intrigue to help his friend and patron Caesar manage Rome’s impending descent into madness. Armed with only his own wit and that of his friends, Vinus and Dionysius, he accepts every challenge thrown at him by both the natural and the supernatural worlds, never losing his humor in the process. Witches, politicians, and gourmands alike are no match for our hero’s silver tongue and salesman’s savvy.
62 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 29, 2016
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