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A review by traveller1
Rome's Lost Son by Robert Fabbri
4.0
Well, indeed. Vespasian now has come to support the young Nero, as he, Nero, will be such a bad emperor that his reign will bring the Julio-Claudian dynasty to an end. Thus, paving the way from his, Vespasian's, accession to the purple. This requires that Vespasian: allow Claudius to be murdered, watch as Nero rapes then poisons his adoptive brother, and generally disregard the well-being of everyone affected by Nero. Tsk tsk.
I found this novel uninspiring. Rather sad, the lengths one will go to gain power.
The adventurous part of the novel, where Vesp conspires to provoke a war with Parthia, while being moderately exciting, is similarly sad. A war provoked to make the emperor look bad. Vespasian's troops raid and kill the inhabitants of a town, just to provoke the war. Sad.
What if Vesp had decided to restore the Republic? Overthrow the emperors and re-establish the Senate as the rulers of Rome.
I found this novel uninspiring. Rather sad, the lengths one will go to gain power.
The adventurous part of the novel, where Vesp conspires to provoke a war with Parthia, while being moderately exciting, is similarly sad. A war provoked to make the emperor look bad. Vespasian's troops raid and kill the inhabitants of a town, just to provoke the war. Sad.
What if Vesp had decided to restore the Republic? Overthrow the emperors and re-establish the Senate as the rulers of Rome.