A tense and brilliantly dramatic short story from the bestselling author of the Throne of the Caesars Series.Maximinus Thrax is desperate to raise money for the army, but his advisors dissuade him from taxation, fearing another uprising. The spy Censorinus is sent to Abonouteichus to steal the secrets of rich and powerful men who have confided in the oracle there.
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Harry Sidebottom. Smoke & Mirrors
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The Legionary Fortress of Castra Regina on the Danube. The Day before the Kalends of January AD236
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The Legionary Fortress of Castra Regina on the Danube. The Kalends of January AD236
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The Town of Abonouteichus on the Black Sea. The Ides of May AD236
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The Town of Abonouteichus on the Black Sea. The Ides of May AD236
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The City of Byzantium on the Bosporus. Six days before the Kalends of June AD236
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The Town of Newmarket in Suffolk. Eight days before the Kalends of December AD2016
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Finally, Vopiscus clutched his good luck charm and spoke. ‘The treasures stored in the temples?’
‘No,’ Honoratus said, more peremptory than he had intended. ‘Maximinus was right, when you raised that before. If the regime is thought to steal from the gods, everyone will turn against us.’
