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Overview
The plot revolves around two separate but related struggles. That of the old pagan and new Christian religions, seen as equally destructive, embodied in the opposing characters of Ulpius and Numerian; and that of the strong figure of the Goth, Goisvintha, (modelled on Norna in Scott's The Pirate) seeking revenge against the weak heroine, Antonina. In the Rome of 408 AD, the young Antonina lives with her father Numerian, zealous in his aims to restore the Christian faith to its former ideals. Numerian's steward, Ulpius, brought up in the old religion, secretly lives only to restore the forbidden gods of pagan sacrifice.
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- ISBN-13: 9781548825478
- ISBN-10: 1548825476
- Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publish Date: July 2017
- Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.31 pounds
- Page Count: 446
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