Gordianus

The following image of Pope St. Gregory the Great standing between his father, Gordianus, and his mother Silvia, shows this dress.

Use, History and Development of the "Planeta Plicata" or Folded Chasuble 2009

The only reason you claim not to be fond of garum, Gordianus, is because you're used to the awful stuff that's passed off as garum -- smelly pots of fermented fish entrails with a few crushed olives and a sprig of rosemary thrown in for seasoning.

The Devil's Bedpost 2010

* Something Fishy in Pompeii* by Steven Saylor Steven Saylor's mysteries featuring Gordianus the Finder form one of the best of the several Ancient Roman series currently in print.

The Devil's Bedpost 2010

In it, Gordianus finally goes to Egypt for a fateful (and for someone, fatal) encounter with Cleopatra.

The Devil's Bedpost 2010

The modern references for Roman historical fiction are Colleen McCullough's masterpiece series in seven volumes Masters of Rome with Steven Saylor' Gordianus series coming a close second.

The Legions of Rome: novelizations - "Soldier of Rome 1/2" by James Mace and "Marius Mules" by SJ Turney (Overview/Review by Liviu Suciu) Liviu 2009

Gordianus sneaks into the city and encounters a fascinating group of characters, mostly real historical figures, although so little is known about several of them that Saylor has the leeway to create mostly fictional lives for them.

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Of course there is a murder which involves the First Timouchous, but it really serves as an excuse for Gordianus to explore life in the city under siege more than drive the entire plot.

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Our sources at Amazon.com tell us that the already much-praised book places Gordianus at the epicenter of Cesarean politics in the years just before 44BC:

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They include a disgraced Roman who was exiled by the Senate under the instigation of Cicero with help from Gordianus; the ruling First Timouchous of the city whose daughter is so malformed she hides herself behind layers of veils; and Hieryonomous, an official “scapegoat” appointed by the First Timouchous to bear all the sins of the population and who is treated likely royalty until his sacrificial death by suicide at the sacred Sacrifice Rock.

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As usual in this series, the main character is Gordianus the Finder, a proto-detective whose cases have involved Caesar himself as well as Pompey and Cicero.

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