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Den of wolves / Luke Devenish.

By: Series: Empress of Rome. 1 | Devenish, Luke, Empress of Rome ; bk. 1.Publication details: Sydney : Bantam, 2008.Description: 588 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781863256216 (pbk.) :
Contained works:
  • Devenish, Luke. Empress of Rome
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • A823.4 22
Summary: "It is 44 BC and the rival powers of Rome are driving the Republic to a violent end. A soothsayer foretells that the young Tiberius Nero, if he is wed to his cousin, the darkly beautiful Livia Drusilla, will sire four kings of Rome. Fuelled by ambition, Livia, devotes her life to fulfilling the prophecy. No crime is too great when destiny beckons. So begins a murderous saga of sex, corruption and obsession at the dawning of the age of emperors."--Back cover.
List(s) this item appears in: Australian Historical Fiction | 1st in Series - Historical Fiction
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Fiction - Historical DEV Empress Bk.1 Available 064574
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"Sex, murder and intrigue in ancient Rome"--Cover.

"It is 44 BC and the rival powers of Rome are driving the Republic to a violent end. A soothsayer foretells that the young Tiberius Nero, if he is wed to his cousin, the darkly beautiful Livia Drusilla, will sire four kings of Rome. Fuelled by ambition, Livia, devotes her life to fulfilling the prophecy. No crime is too great when destiny beckons. So begins a murderous saga of sex, corruption and obsession at the dawning of the age of emperors."--Back cover.

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