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An epic tale of love and war, set amid the turmoil of the collapsing Roman Empire. From the blood-stained desert sands of Mesopotamia, to the barbaric wilderness and the dreaded painted tribesmen of northern Scotland, to the streets, courtyards and treacherous palaces of a small provincial capital called Londinium, this is the story of a girl called Julia, and the two men An epic tale of love and war, set amid the turmoil of the collapsing Roman Empire. From the blood-stained desert sands of Mesopotamia, to the barbaric wilderness and the dreaded painted tribesmen of northern Scotland, to the streets, courtyards and treacherous palaces of a small provincial capital called Londinium, this is the story of a girl called Julia, and the two men she loves most: her stern and melancholy uncle, Lucius; and his ward, a young soldier called Marcus Flavius Aquila...A partir de la historia de Julia, una joven hispana que al quedar huérfana viaja a Londinium para ocogerse a la protección de unos parientes lejanos, William Napier ha trazado en esta novela un fresco del mundo occidental en los momentos previos a la caída del imperio romano, al tiempo que un fiel y detallano retrato de la ciuda que le sirve de principal escenario.Esta novela nace del hallazgo en Londres del sarcófago de una mujer que, una vez analizado, resultó ser de una joven probablemente de origen hispano. El reportaje que realizó la BBC sobre este hallazgo sirvió de inspiración al autor para realizar esta novela.

An epic tale of love and war, set amid the turmoil of the collapsing Roman Empire. From the blood-stained desert sands of Mesopotamia, to the barbaric wilderness and the dreaded painted tribesmen of northern Scotland, to the streets, courtyards and treacherous palaces of a small provincial capital called Londinium, this is the story of a girl called Julia, and the two men An epic tale of love and war, set amid the turmoil of the collapsing Roman Empire. From the blood-stained desert sands of Mesopotamia, to the barbaric wilderness and the dreaded painted tribesmen of northern Scotland, to the streets,...  Read More