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Carbo and the Thief: And Other Tales of Ancient Rome

by Alex Gough Book 2 in the Carbo of Rome series.

First published 2014

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Roman Britain and Italy in the early imperial period. This collection expands Carbo’s world through linked stories involving the veteran before and around the events of the main novels. A stolen child’s bulla, an old gladiator companion and journeys shaped by military service reveal how Carbo’s past continues to intrude on civilian life.

Other tales develop figures including Elissa and Vespillo and move beyond Rome to battlefields and the frontier around Hadrian’s Wall. Together they connect crime, slavery, gladiatorial culture and survival, offering shorter perspectives on people whose lives intersect with the empire’s roads, forts and crowded cities.

Historical Periods

Roman Gladiatorial Games264 BCE–404 CE Reign of Tiberius14–37 CE Hadrian’s Wall122–410 CE

Genres

Crime & Mystery Historical Sagas Social & Domestic Fiction War Fiction

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