The Temple of the Muses

The Temple of the Muses
Author John Maddox Roberts
Country United States
Language English
Genre Historical fiction, Novel
Publication date
1999
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Preceded by The Sacrilege
Followed by Nobody Loves A Centurion

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.

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)


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