"TIME TO DEPART" - читать интересную книгу автора (Davis Lindsey)ROME: TWO WEEKS IN OCTOBER, AD 72PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS High Society Vespasian an Emperor (no one comes higher) Titus Caesar next in line (top substitute) Caenis the Emperor's mistress (discreetly important) T. Claudius Laeta top clerk (even more discreet) Anacrites chief spy (indiscreet even to list him) A Very Important (unnamed on legal advice) Patrician D. Camillus Verus a senator and friend of the Emperor Julia Justa his noble and put-upon wife Helena Justina Camillus Aelianus their noble and dutiful children Camillus Justinus Some Honest Citizens Balbinus Pius a big rissole leaving town Flaccida his wife, a hard woman in difficult circumstances Milvia their daughter, a soft-hearted girl leading the easy life Florius her husband, a worm on the verge of turning Nonnius Albius a poorly court witness Alexander his pessimistic doctor (private sector) The Miller amp; Little strong men, interested in education Icarus Lalage refined proprietress of the Bower of Venus Macra a young lady at that elite finishing school Gaius amp; Phlosis two extremely helpful boatmen Low Society (Fountain Court) Lenia a blushing bride Smaractus her bashful groom Cassius a baker whose oven may get too hot Ennianus a basket-weaver who may be tangling with trouble Castus a newcomer, dealing in old junk An old bag woman Nux a homeless dog looking for a soft touch Falco her target (not as tough as he thinks) A baby abandoned, also looking for a nice home with kindly folk Law and Order (all under suspicion) Marcus Rubella tribune of the scrupulous Fourth Cohort of vigiles L. Petronius enquiry chief in the XIII region Longus Arria Silvia his often furious wife Their cat (a cohort joke) Martinus A deputy (not for long, he hopes) Fusculus an expert on rackets Linus on detached duty on the Rufina the reason Linus has detached himself Sergius a happy punishment officer Porcius a young recruit (unhappy) Scythax an optimistic doctor (public sector) Tibullinus a centurion of the dubious Sixth Cohort Arica his sidekick (certainly needs kicking) |
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