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A Mist of Prophecies
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One afternoon as Gordianus the Finder is crossing the marketplace, a beautiful young seeress...
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Great Britain. 150AD. When four messengers sent by Rome to a plague infected Caledonia, with a...
David McK (3857 KP) rated Tyrant of Rome (Cato and Macro #24) in Books
May 26, 2026
Entry number 24 in Simon Scarrow's long running Cato and Macro series, set largely in and around Rome in the time of Nero.
Yes, that Nero.
the one who (famously) "fiddled while Rome burnt".
And, indeed, a fire in Rome plays a pivotal role in this, with Cato put in charge of the much-maligned urban cohorts by a fickle Nero and appointing (the now supposedly retired) Macro as his second-in-command.
If you've read any of the previous books you'll - largely - know what to expect, although -as Cato has now moved up in society - we're moving away from the wars of the earlier novels into more political (but just as, if not more so) dangerous waters.
Yes, that Nero.
the one who (famously) "fiddled while Rome burnt".
And, indeed, a fire in Rome plays a pivotal role in this, with Cato put in charge of the much-maligned urban cohorts by a fickle Nero and appointing (the now supposedly retired) Macro as his second-in-command.
If you've read any of the previous books you'll - largely - know what to expect, although -as Cato has now moved up in society - we're moving away from the wars of the earlier novels into more political (but just as, if not more so) dangerous waters.
Elizabeth Olsen recommended Roman Holiday (1953) in Movies (curated)
The Twelve Caesars
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One of them was a military genius; one murdered his mother and fiddled while Rome burned. Six of...