Caligula
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Author
Publication
2009 - Magna, Long Preston, England
Language
English
Word Count
102,750 words, Guess
Page Count
411 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivecaligula0000jack
- ISBN-100750531177
- ISBN-139780750531177
- OCLC Control Number416258418
- Open LibraryOL31915906M
Classifications
- DDC823.92
Description
A major new historical epic - in the tradition of Conn Iggulden...Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman Emperor, is better known by another name: Caligula, a name synonymous with decadence, cruelty and madness. His reign was marked by excess, huge building projects, the largest gladiatorial battles Rome was ever to see – men and animals killed in their hundreds – conspiracies, assassination attempts and sexual scandal. Rufus as a young slave grows up far from the corruption of the imperial court. His master is a trainer of animals for the gladiatorial arena. Rufus discovers that he has a natural ability with animals, a talent for controlling and schooling them. It is at the arenas that Rufus meets his great friend Cupido, one of Rome's greatest gladiators.It is his growing reputation as an animal trainer and his friendship with Cupido that attracts the cruel gaze of the Emperor. Caligula wants a keeper for the imperial elephant and Rufus is bought from his master and taken to the imperial palace. Life here is dictated by Caligula's ever shifting moods. Caligula is as generous as he is cruel, he is a megalomaniac who declares himself a living god and simultaneously lives in constant fear of the plots against his life. But his paranoia is not misplaced, intrigue permeates his court, and Rufus and Cupido find themselves unwittingly placed at the centre of a conspiracy to assassinate the Emperor.
Description
"Rufus, a young slave, grows up far from the corruption of the imperial court. His master is a trainer of animals for the gladiatorial area, and Rufus discovers he has a natural talent for controlling and schooling the animals. He attracts the cruel gaze of the Emperor, who wants a keeper for the imperial elephant. He is bought and taken to the imperial palace, where he and his friend, the gladiator Cupido, find themselves unwittingly at the centre of a conspiracy to assassinate Caligula."--Publisher description.
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