Synopsis
The year is 92 B.C. Gordianus has just turned eighteen and is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime: a far-flung journey to see the Seven Wonders of the World. Gordianus is not yet called "the Finder"—but at each of the Seven Wonders, the wide-eyed young Roman encounters a mystery to challenge the powers of deduction.
Accompanying Gordianus on his travels is his tutor, Antipater of Sidon, the world's most celebrated poet. But there is more to the apparently harmless old poet than meets the eye. Before they leave home, Antipater fakes his own death and travels under an assumed identity. Looming in the background are the first rumblings of a political upheaval that will shake the entire Roman world.
Teacher and pupil journey to the fabled cities of Greece and Asia Minor, and then to Babylon and Egypt. They attend the Olympic Games, take part in exotic festivals, and marvel at the most spectacular constructions ever devised by mankind. Along the way they encounter murder, witchcraft and ghostly hauntings. Traveling the world for the first time, Gordianus discovers that amorous exploration goes hand-in-hand with crime-solving. The mysteries of love are the true wonders of the world, and at the end of the journey, an Eighth Wonder awaits him in Alexandria. Her name is Bethesda.
About Steven Saylor
See more books from this AuthorSaylorâs lucky 13th entry in his Roma Sub Rosa series (after 2008âs The Triumph of Caesar) takes Gordianus the Finder on a tour of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. In 92 B.C.E., the Greek poet
Apr 16 2012 | Read Full Review of The Seven Wonders: A Novel of...The Seven Wonders: A Novel of the Ancient World by Steven Saylor is a collection of short stories st...Gordianus along with his companion and teacher, the world famous Antipater go to visit the Seven Wonders and solve a mysteries.
Jul 15 2012 | Read Full Review of The Seven Wonders: A Novel of...The research in this book, as in other books by Mr. Saylor is incredible.
Jul 15 2012 | Read Full Review of The Seven Wonders: A Novel of...The Seven Wonders: A Novel of the Ancient World by Steven Saylor is a collection of short stories starring the youthful, wise cracking Gordianus.
Jul 15 2012 | Read Full Review of The Seven Wonders: A Novel of...Granted, today's visitors to the Med will find more modern creature comforts â and a lot more ancient rubble â than Steven Saylor's fictional teenage crime-solver Gordianus does in 92 B.C on his tour of the Seven Wonders of the World.
Dec 03 2012 | Read Full Review of The Seven Wonders: A Novel of...Steven Saylor's new book, "The Seven Wonders: A Novel of the Ancient World," is a fun and fascinating look at the architectural wonders of antiquity against the backdrop of a series of mysteries.
Jul 05 2012 | Read Full Review of The Seven Wonders: A Novel of...Because of this, the novel feels like the untold beginning of tales of Gordianus, and as a reader I felt welcomed into a strange new world because the world being described is strange and new to the young Gordianus.
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