Agrippina, wife of Claudius, mother of Nero, was a beautiful and talented woman who saw her father murdered, was banished by her brother, and was killed on the orders of her son. Her freed man, a one-eyed former gladiator named Parmenon, tells of Agrippina’s battle to survive in and control the depraved and violent Imperial Roman court, and the crumbling relationship between mother and son.
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Reviews
Praise for Paul Doherty's other novels: 'I really like these medieval whodunnits
A romping good read
Historically informative, excellently plotted and, as ever, superbly entertaining
This rich tale ... seeps authenticity and is written with wonderfully efficient style. A gem of an historical thriller