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"A prima ballerina. Two American medics. And a young Jewish girl with no name... At the height of the Nazi occupation of Rome, an unlikely band of heroes comes together in this breathtaking World War II novel based on real historical events. Rome, 1943. With the fall of Italy's Fascist government and the Nazi regime occupying the streets of Rome, British ballerina Julia Bradbury is stranded and forced to take refuge at a hospital on Tiber Island....
5) Eternal
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"Elisabetta, Marco, and Sandro grow up as the best of friends despite their differences. Elisabetta is a feisty beauty who dreams of becoming a novelist; Marco the brash and athletic son in a family of professional cyclists; and Sandro a Jewish mathematics prodigy, kind-hearted and thoughtful, the son of a lawyer and a doctor. Their friendship blossoms to love, with both Sandro and Marco hoping to win Elisabetta's heart. But in the autumn of 1937,...
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Masters of Rome volume 2
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As the Roman Empire declines Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla vie for political dominance.
7) Roma eterna
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Pub. Date
[2003]
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A tale of an Imperial Rome that never fell follows the great city as it continues to expand its civilization, from the conquest of the Mayans of Mexico to the attempt of the Hebrews to flee Rome's tyranny by escaping to another planet.
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Nero novels volume 2
Pub. Date
2018.
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With the beautiful and cunning Poppaea at his side, Nero Augustus commands the Roman empire, ushering in an unprecedented era of artistic and cultural splendor. Although he has yet to produce an heir, his power is unquestioned. But in the tenth year of his reign, a terrifying prophecy comes to pass and a fire engulfs Rome, reducing entire swaths of the city to rubble. Rumors of Nero's complicity in the blaze start to sow unrest among the populace--and...
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Magic tree house. Original series volume 31
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
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"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to meet famed Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius!"--
12) Soul flame
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c1987.
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Selene, 16, daughter of a Roman slave, discovers that she has healing powers which she uses to survive, and in Rome, is accepted as the granddaughter of Cleopatra and Caesar.
13) Caesar's women
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Masters of Rome volume 4
Pub. Date
[1996]
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Caesar returns from the battlefield to Rome and prepares to conquer the political arena and the women he left behind--his mistress Servilia, his mother Aurelia, his daughter Julia, and the celebrated Vestal Virgins.
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2008
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In SPQR XI: Under Vesuvius, things are going well for Decius Caecilius Metellus. He is Praetor Peregrinus, which means he has to judge a case or two, but those cases are outside of the City. His cases will be those dealing with foreigners, and all of Italy is his province. His first stop is Campania, "Italy's most popular resort district." Decius and his wife, Julia, are happy for a change of scenery. But, the good times end when, in a town near Vesuvius,...
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Masters of Rome volume 1
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On New Year's Day of 110 B.C., two men whom "Fortune" favors stand with a vision and courage that will force change upon the Roman Empire.
16) A capitol death
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2019.
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Stepping in for her ailing husband in the wake of a political assassination, private informer Flavia Albia uncovers unsettling truths about the victim and a disturbing number of suspects against a backdrop of the erratic Emperor Domitian's ill-advised military celebrations.
17) Nero: a novel
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Nero trilogy volume 1
Pub. Date
2024.
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"The story begins with a hand curled around another man's throat. This is Roman justice: Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor--a friend he once trusted with the city--then the man's whole family and all of his friends. It is as if he never existed. Into this fevered forum, a child is born. His mother is Agrippina, granddaughter of Emperor Augustus. But their imperial blood is neither balm nor protection. Rather, it is a liability. Blood is...
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Caselli and Torre novels volume 1
Pub. Date
2017.
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"When a woman is beheaded in a park outside Rome and her six-year-old son goes missing, Deputy Captain Colomba Caselli and Dante Torre, both still recovering from personal catastrophes, team up to solve the series of killings and abductions that ensues. As they follow the ever-more-bizarre trail of clues, one thing becomes clear: what's really going on is much darker than anyone imagined"-- Provided by publisher.
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[2011]
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A.D. 69. The Roman Empire is up for the taking. The Year of Four Emperors will change everything, especially the lives of two sisters. Cornelia embodies the essence of the perfect Roman wife. She lives to one day see her loyal husband as Emperor. Her sister Marcella is more aloof, content to witness history. But when a bloody coup turns their world upside-down, both women must maneuver carefully just to stay alive.