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Domina: Murder and intrigue in Ancient Rome

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Domina: Murder and intrigue in Ancient Rome
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Paul Doherty
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 177,Width 114
Category/GenreCrime and mystery
Historical fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9780747264682
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Headline Publishing Group
Imprint Headline Book Publishing
Publication Date 2 December 2002
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Agrippina, wife of Claudius, mother of Nero, was a beautiful and talented woman who saw her father murdered, was banished by her brother, and was killed on the orders of her son. Her freed man, a one-eyed former gladiator named Parmenon, tells of Agrippina's battle to survive in and control the depraved and violent Imperial Roman court, and the crumbling relationship between mother and son.

Author Biography

Paul Doherty was born in Middlesbrough. He studied History at Liverpool and Oxford Universities and obtained a doctorate for his thesis on Edward II and Queen Isabella. He is now headmaster of a school in north-east London and lives with his family in Essex.

Reviews

Praise for Paul Doherty's other novels: 'I really like these medieval whodunnits * Bookseller * A romping good read * Time Out * Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining * CADS 20 * This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is written with wonderfully efficient style. A gem of an historical thriller * Huddersfield Daily Examiner *