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Ave Auriga!: A Novel of the Roman Circus

by Deke D. Wagner
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9781540731647
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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  • Pages: 398
  • Original Price: USD 14.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 581 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Action & Adventure

AN ADVENTUROUS TALE OF ROMAN CHARIOT RACING AND IMPERIAL POLITICAL INTRIGUE "Panem et Circensus."Bread and Circuses. It was the Roman poet Juvenal that coined that often quoted phrase. In his opinion a great many Romans were interested in only two things: free handouts of bread, and chariot races. A.D. 96-Rubio, son of Aulus Artorius Celsus, arrives in Alexandria to seek his fortune fleeing Rome after the assassination of Emperor Domitianus. He tries to enlist in the Legions but is rejected because of his youthful age. Afterwards he seeks employment in several different trades but has no success; he either quits or gets sacked. Desperate to earn a descent living in something in which he excels, Rubio gets a job as a horse groom at the "Factio Russata," a local racing stable. He begins a menial career cleaning out stalls, grooming horses, feeding them, etc. Aurelius Falco, a prominent equestrian and a widower, is the stable's owner, and he takes to the Germani boy once he discovers his extraordinary knowledge of horses. Rubio slowly works his way up the stable hierarchy. But his progress is hampered by a cruel, foul-mouthed foreman named Titus Buccio, an ex-circus driver turned circus trainer. Then during a practice race, a driver is injured and Rubio steps in and shows off his driving skills as a charioteer, much to the surprise and delight of Aurelius Falco. Buccio vehemently rejects Falco's suggestion that Rubio become a permanent driver for the stable, and for the "Red Faction" which Falco represents. Buccio is overruled and Rubio becomes a regular charioteer or "Auriga."

DEKE D. WAGNER was born in Mississippi and raised in Georgia. The son of an American Air Force sergeant and a German mother from Hesse-Darmstadt, Deke grew up having a keen interest in aviation and his German heritage. At the tender age of ten, he read Manfred von Richthofen's autobiography, Der Rote Kampfflieger (The Red Air Fighter) and has ever since been enthralled with tales of air aces and air combat. After high school and a stint in the Army Reserve, Deke attended art school but made little progress. He spent the next two decades pursuing a semi-professional musical career as a singer/songwriter before attempting his first novel-The Eagle and the Albatros. Deke also enjoys playing guitar and recording original music. He currently resides in Augusta, Georgia. This is his 7th novel.

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