ARMS of NEMESIS ALSO BY STEVEN SAYLOR A Twist at the End: A Novel ofO. Henry Have You Seen Dawn? Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome Roma Sub Rosa Consisting of Roman Blood The House of the Vestals A Gladiator Dies Only Once Arms of Nemesis Catilina's Riddle The Venus Throw A Murder on the Appian Way Rubicon Last Seen in Massilia A Mist of Prophecies The Judgment of Caesar The Triumph of Caesar A R MS of N E M E S IS A NOVEL OF ANCIENT ROME STEVEN SAYLOR St. Martin's Minotaur New York ARMS OF NEMESIS. Copyright © 1992 by Steven Saylor. Map copyright © 1992 by Steven Saylor. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical ar ticles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin's Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010. www.minotaurbooks.com Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Saylor, Steven, 1956- Arms of nemesis / Steven Saylor. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-0-312-38323-7 ISBN-10: 0-312-38323-1 1. Gordianus the Finder (Fictitious character)—Fiction. 2. Slaves— Rome—Fiction. 3. Rome—Fiction. I. Title. PS3569.A96 A89 1992 813'.54—dc20 92025221 First St. Martin's Minotaur Paperback Edition: May 2008 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 21 To Penni Kimmel, Helluo librorum et litterarum studiosus CONTENTS PART ONE Corpses, Living and Dead 1 PART TWO The Jaws of Hades 71 PART THREE Death in a Cup 157 PART FOUR Funeral Games 223 Epilogue 295 Author's Note 305 The BAY of NAPLES At the Time of the Spartacan Slave Revolt, 72 B.C. The WESTERN COAST of ITALY PART ONE CORPSES, LIVING AND DEAD
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