The Romans Are Coming

This title is printed to order. This book may have been self-published. If so, we cannot guarantee the quality of the content. In the main most books will have gone through the editing process however some may not. We therefore suggest that you be aware of this before ordering this book. If in doubt check either the author or publisher’s details as we are unable to accept any returns unless they are faulty. Please contact us if you have any questions.

When Tom, a graphic designer and artist in semi-retirement, takes his metal detector to the site of a Roman villa on the River Tas near Norwich, he unearths more than a slice of history. Gold coins, jewels, silverware and precious artefacts from antiquity start to fill his life and the cottage he shares with his new love, Helen.

A working trip to Rome takes Tom to the Vatican in the exalted company of a Russian archaeologist, Professor Borodin. Can the Professor and a mysterious Russian cardinal help Tom unlock the secrets of Maximus Afranius, a fabulously wealthy Roman commander who settled in Britannia on the River Tas?

Fascinating glimpses into Roman and medieval life, and a deep awareness of archaeology and genealogy, plus a keen ear for the echoes of the past, give Peter Mortimer’s saga of lost treasures a vivid and colourful realism. This is a big read with a big theme. Leave no page unturned!