SPQR Author:John Maddox Roberts Avon Books (c) 1990 — Publication September 1990 — They were evil times for the great Republic of Crassus and Pompey - when vicious gangs ruled the streets, routinely preying on plebeian and patrician alike. So the garroting of a lowly ex-slave and the disembowelment of a foreign merchant in the dangerous Subura district seemed of little consequen... more »ce to the Roman Hierarchy. But Decius Caecilius Metellus the Younger - high born commander of the local vigiles - was determined to investigate. And despite official apathy, brazen bribes and sinister threats, the dedicated functionary would uncover a foul stew of corruption simmering at the highest levels of his government - one which promised destruction of both Decius ... and the mighty Republic he so loyally served.« less
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