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The Romans Are Coming

The Romans Are Coming

Paperback

General Fiction

ISBN10: 1847486754
ISBN13: 9781847486752
Publisher: Legend Pr Ltd
Published: Mar 1 2010
Pages: 424
Weight: 1.01
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
When Tom, a graphic designer and artist in semi-retirement, takes his metal detector to the site of a Roman villa on the River Tas near Norwich, he unearths more than a slice of history. Gold coins, jewels, silverware and precious artefacts from antiquity start to fill his life and the cottage he shares with his new love, Helen. A working trip to Rome takes Tom to the Vatican in the exalted company of a Russian archaeologist, Professor Borodin. Can the Professor and a mysterious Russian cardinal help Tom unlock the secrets of Maximus Afranius, a fabulously wealthy Roman commander who settled in Britannia on the River Tas? Fascinating glimpses into Roman and medieval life, and a deep awareness of archaeology and genealogy, plus a keen ear for the echoes of the past, give Peter Mortimer's saga of lost treasures a vivid and colourful realism. This is a big read with a big theme. Leave no page unturned!

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