Palatine: The Four Emperors Series: Book I [Paperback]

Debauchery. Depravity. Decadence. Just everyday life at the imperial palace.

Whilst Emperor Nero plays with his new water organ and a cross-dressing eunuch, his wily secretary Epaphroditus manages affairs of state. But dissent and rebellion are growing across the empire, and Nero is soon to discover playtime is over.

Praetorian prefect Nymphidius Sabinus, disgusted by the moral degeneracy, secretly plots the overthrow of Nero's court. Motivated by the traditional Roman values of valour and nobility, yet blinded by his own righteousness, Sabinus is ignorant of what he has unleashed - The Year of the Four Emperors.

Palatineis the first in an enthralling four-book series about the tumultuous 'Year of the Four Emperors' which will appeal to fans of Lindsey Davis and George R. R. Martin.

L. J. Trafford?worked as a tour guide, after gaining a BA Hons in ancient history. This experience was a perfect introduction to writing, involving as it did the need for entertainment and a hefty amount of invention (its how she got tips!). She now works in London doing something whizzy with databases.

Debauchery. Depravity. Decadence. Just everyday life at the imperial palace.

The Imperial Family
Emperor Nero*
Empress Statilia Messalina*

The StaffFreed or Freeborn
Tiberius Claudius Epaphroditusthe emperors private secretary*
Tiberius Claudius Philothe emperors private secretarys secretary
Calvia Crispinillamistress of the wardrobe*
Phaonhead of the messenger section*
Ofonius TigellinusPraetorian prefect (the drunk one)*
Nymphidius SabinusPraetorian prefect (the sober one)*
Felixhead of slave placements and overseer

The StaffSlaves
Artemina (Mina)keeper of the towel
Alexander (Alex)messenger
Sporuspart time empress*
Stratonan overseer of exceptilM