An exceptional romp through the Roman Army Camp alongside medicus Gaius Ruso. I love how the author wove the threads of mystery together with Roman medical practice and administrative angst. We've all worked with someone solely focussed on following the rules, and so it was easy to sympathise with Ruso and his dealings with the hospital's administrative arm.
The plot around the missing slave girls kept me on the edge of seat. Very well narrated, leaving me guessing right to the end.
I recommend this book to any lovers of Roman history, but this is history seen from the sidelines. There aren't any brutal battles on the fringes of the Empire, more small familial battles between locals trying to survive in the shadow of the Roman invaders.

It was a fine historical mystery but I had hoped to like it more. Wasn't over exciting or entertaining.

To da su povijesni romani jedan od mojih omiljenih žanrova već (više-manje) svi znate, ali ipak ću to ponoviti i to kako bih naglasila da sam upravo zbog toga što ih često čitam poprilično izbirljiva kad se radi o istima. Često se dogodi da se „provjereni“ autori povijesnih romana previše „zaigraju“ pa umjesto na povijesne događaje, naglasak romana stave na romantiku i ljubavnu priču.. E to ne volim i u tom slučaju često i prestajem s čitanjem.
Mislim, nemam ja ništa protiv romantike i ljubavnih priča „in general“, ali smatram da u povijesnim romanima naglasak ne treba biti na tom aspektu..(osim, naravno, ako se ne radi o povijesnim ljubićima, ali to je opet priča za sebe