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Автор: Harry Sidebottom
Издательство: HarperCollins
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isbn: 9780007499908
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       Chapter 23

      

       Chapter 24

      

       Chapter 25

      

       Chapter 26

      

       Chapter 27

      

       Chapter 28

      

       Chapter 29

      

       Chapter 30

      

       Chapter 31

      

       Chapter 32

      

       Chapter 33

      

       Chapter 34

      

       Chapter 35

      

       Chapter 36

      

       Chapter 37

      

       Chapter 38

      

       Chapter 39

      

       Chapter 40

      

       Chapter 41

      

       Chapter 42

      

       Chapter 43

      

       Chapter 44

      

       Chapter 45

      

       Chapter 46

      

       Chapter 47

      

       Historical Afterword

      

       Thanks

      

       Blood & Steel: Glossary

      

       About the Author

      

       Also by Harry Sidebottom

      

       About the Publisher

       CAST OF MAIN CHARACTERS

      IN ROME

      Vitalianus: The Praetorian Prefect in Rome, and Sabinus, Prefect of the City, officers of Maximinus

      Menophilus and Valerian: Envoys of the Gordiani

      Pupienus: Sometime Prefect of the City

      Pupienus Maximus: His elder son

      Pupienus Africanus: His younger son

      Gallicanus: A Senator of Cynic views

      Maecenas: His intimate friend

      Balbinus: A patrician of dissolute ways

      Timesitheus: The ambitious Prefect of the Grain Supply

      Tranquillina: His even more ambitious wife

      Maecia Faustina: Daughter of Gordian the Elder, sister of Gordian the Younger

      Marcus Junius Balbus: Her young son

      The die-cutter: A workman in the Mint

      Castricius: His young and disreputable neighbour

      Caenis: A prostitute visited by both

      IN AFRICA

      Gordian the Elder: Formerly governor of Africa Proconsularis, now proclaimed Emperor

      Gordian the Younger: His son and legate, also now proclaimed Emperor

      Arrian and Sabinianus: Their supporters

      Capelianus: Governor of Numidia, and enemy of Gordian

      IN THE NORTH

      Maximinus Thrax: The Emperor

      Caecilia Paulina: His deceased wife

      Verus Maximus: His son and heir

      Iunia Fadilla: Wife of Verus Maximus

      Apsines