Roma

"Weaving history, legend, and new archaeological discoveries into a narrative, novelist Steven Saylor gives new life to the drama of the city's first thousand years - from the founding of the city by the ill-fated twins Romulus and Remus, through Rome's astonishing ascent to become the capital of the most powerful empire in history. Roma recounts the tragedy of the hero-traitor Coriolanus, the capture of the city by the Gauls, and invasion of Hannibal, the bitter political struggles of the patricians and plebians, and the ultimate death of Rome's republic with the triumph, and assassination, of Julius Caesar." "Witnessing this history, and sometimes playing key roles, are the descendents of two of Rome's first families, the Potitius and Pinarious clans: One is the confidant of Romulus. One is born a slave and tempts a Vestal virgin to break her vows. One becomes a mass murderer. And one becomes the heir of Julius Caesar. Linking the generations is a mysterious talisman as ancient as the city itself."--BOOK JACKET.Saylor, Steven is the author of 'Roma ', published 2007 under ISBN 9780312328313 and ISBN 0312328311.