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Steven Saylor - A Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder

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Set against the backdrop of the later Roman Republic, a new collection of short mystery tales featuring ancient Roman sleuth Gordianus the Finder follows the early career of the classical sleuth.
 

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Steven Saylor again illuminates social and political life in late-Republic Rome

Date of Review:  Apr 8, 2006
The Bottom Line: Some charming yarns, some blood-curdling characters, windows into lived experience of the waning Roman Republic, and interesting takes on some real puzzles from Roman history.
Review: I like the ring of "A gladiator dies only once" the title of Steven Saylor's second collection of short stories about investigations from early in the career of Gordianus the Finder. In these stories and the eight novels thus far published in...
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Whodunit? Ut Est Quesitio. A GLADIATOR ONLY DIES ONCE.

Date of Review:  Aug 12, 2009
The Bottom Line: A perfect collection of short stories, little whodunits from the last days of the Roman Republic.
Review: A Gladiator Only Dies Once. The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder.  By Steven Saylor

"Natura inest in mentibus nostris insatiablilis quaedam cupiditas veri vedendi."  Marcus Tullius Cicero

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Publisher: St Martins Pr (May 30, 2006)
Measurements: 8.25"(h) x 5.75"(w) x 0.75"(d), 0.6 lbs.
ISBN: 9780312357443
 

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