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    Galba's Men: The Four Emperors Series: Book II

    By L J Trafford

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    Rome 68 AD. Slaughtering hundreds of civilians at the gates of Rome is hardly the best introduction for new Emperor Galba to his city. However the aged ruler is determined to get on with clearing up the mess Nero left. Assisting him are his three men: Vinius, Laco and Icelus. Also in his entourage one Marcus Salvius Otho. Jovial, charming and fatally reckless Otho is armed with a killer idea: Wouldn't it be marvellous if the childless Galba adopted him as his heir? Appointing old pal Epaphroditus as his campaign manager, Otho sets about winning hearts and minds in his own unique cheery way. For Epaphroditus it is a harmless way of enlivening his post Nero retirement; either Galba makes Otho his heir, or he doesn’t. What could possibly go wrong? For once the former Palace manipulator has fatally miscalculated. These are paranoid times and Otho’s 'harmless' plan is about to bring Rome to its knees.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAEON Books
    Release dateOct 15, 2018
    ISBN9781912573431
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    Galba's Men: The Four Emperors Series: Book II
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    L J Trafford

    L.J. Trafford studied Ancient History at the University of Reading after which she took a job as a Tour Guide in the Lake District.Moving to London in 2000 she began writing ‘The Four Emperors’ series. The series comprises four books – Palatine, Galba’s Men, Otho’s Regret and Vitellius’ Feast – which cover the dramatic fall of Nero and the chaotic year of the four emperors that followed.She is a regular contributor to The History Girls blog and once received an Editor’s Choice mark from The Historical Novel Society. Her proudest moment remains creating #phallusthursday a popular Twitter hashtag dedicated to depictions of penises in antiquity.

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      An amusing take on the short-lived reign of Galba, the first of the post Julio-Claudians. We meet again the palace staff of the preceding volume and delve more into their stories, especially that of Philo, the secretary's secretary, the lovelorn overseer Straton, and others, with their loves, lusts, joys, sorrows, back-stabbings. Galba enters Rome on a sour note, which will not endear him to people: the decimation of sailors, massacre of inhabitants--the latter an unintended consequence of the former, and, what the military is to find out: his parsimony. The story follows his 3 henchmen and their machinations; Otho's name is proposed for heir and he finally leads a successful coup when he finds out he is not chosen to be the heir. A quick, delightful, fast-moving read.Highly recommended.