{"product_id":"the-gold-of-tolosa-paperback","title":"The Gold of Tolosa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Matyszak\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Lucius Panderius, war hero, connoisseur of fine wines and Germanic prostitutes - and the perpetrator of the biggest gold theft in history. This first novel by well-known writer and historian Philip Matyszak takes us from the mean streets of Rome to the even meaner streets of Gallic Tolosa in a journey filled with ambush, intrigue, battle and double-cross.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 105 BC Rome is faced with extinction, both from a huge army of invading barbarians and by a dark curse that has been festering for generations. It falls to Lucius Panderius to avert both threats, and incidentally to make himself richer than Croesus. Though fiction, \u003ci\u003eThe Gold of Tolosa\u003c\/i\u003e is historically accurate and explains how enough loot to recapitalize a third-world economy was taken in a theft that really did happen.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether Lucius is crossing swords with barbarian warriors or Roman magistrates, the pace is never less than frantic, and ancient Rome has never been more fun ...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhilip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St John's College, Oxford University and is the author of many books on Ancient History, including the best-selling \u003ci\u003eAncient Rome on Five Denarii a Day\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLegionary: The Roman Soldier's (Unofficial) Manual\u003c\/i\u003e. He teaches e-learning courses in Ancient History for the Institute of Continuing Education at Cambridge University. \u003ci\u003eThe Gold of Tolosa\u003c\/i\u003e is the first historical novel in the 'Lucius Panderius' series. \u003ci\u003eThe Servant of Aphrodite\u003c\/i\u003e is the sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Gold of Tolosa\u003c\/i\u003e and is the second novel in this series. For more information visit: www.matyszakbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 266\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54726994657571,"sku":"9780988106611","price":21.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/4836\/2275\/files\/SzUyVU1zWTJjMXdFUE5vT2gzOE01Zz09.webp?v=1770783382","url":"https:\/\/chaptersafterdarkbookstore.com\/products\/the-gold-of-tolosa-paperback","provider":"Chapters After Dark Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}