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The Temple of the Muses

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Language
  
English

Originally published
  
1999

Country
  
United States of America

Followed by
  
SPQR VI

Publication date
  
1999

Author
  
John Maddox Roberts

Preceded by
  
The Sacrilege

Genres
  
Historical Fiction, Novel

Media type
  
Print (Hardback & Paperback)

John Maddox Roberts books
  
The Tribune's Curse, The River God's Vengeance, The Sacrilege, SPQR XI, SPQR VI

The Temple of the Muses is a novel by John Maddox Roberts. It is the fourth volume of Roberts's SPQR series, featuring Senator Decius Metellus.

Contents

Plot summary

60 BC: Decius Metellus the Younger accompanies his relative Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus on a diplomatic mission to Alexandria and uncovers a plot to rebel against Roman rule in the East.

Characters in The Tribune's Curse

Decius Metellus the Younger
protagonist;
Hermes
Decius's slave and assistant;
Julia
Decius's wife, Julius Caesar's niece;
Asklepeiodes
Greek physician, Decius's close friend;

Historical Characters

Ptolemy XII Auletes
Berenice IV of Egypt
Cleopatra
Sosigenes of Alexandria
Quintus Caecilius Metellus Creticus
Cornelia Fausta
Achillas
Gaius Rabirius Postumus
Titus Annius Milo (mentioned only)
Julius Caesar (mentioned only)
Antipater (mentioned only)
Herod the Great (mentioned only)

References

The Temple of the Muses Wikipedia