From the back.......
"I, Britannicus Son of a great and defiant chief in far-off Briton, to the haughty Romans I was just another young barbarian. In the decadence of Imperial Rome I faced death time and again: in the gladiatorial arena, in the chariot races, in the twisted hearts of palaces...and always at the hands of my maser, mad Caligula, the bloodiest Roman of them all. Someday I would have my revenge..."
"I, Britannicus Son of a great and defiant chief in far-off Briton, to the haughty Romans I was just another young barbarian. In the decadence of Imperial Rome I faced death time and again: in the gladiatorial arena, in the chariot races, in the twisted hearts of palaces...and always at the hands of my maser, mad Caligula, the bloodiest Roman of them all. Someday I would have my revenge..."
I read most of Burroughs' novels when I was a teenager, and loved them. While he has numerous series, many of his stand-alone novels are also very good. Somehow, this novel just didn't read like his others. Perhaps the difference is the content and the historical basis of the story. I still enjoyed it.
