The Flame of Hercules

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THE FLAME OF HERCULES THE STORY OF A FUGITIVE GALLEY SLAVE by Richárd Llewellyn Richárd Llewellyn, author of How Green Was My Valley and The Witch of Merthyn, has written a thrilling story of the days when Romé ruled the world. It is the story of Garvan - a skeptical young prince of Gaul, captured by the Romans and chained to the oars of a galley for three years. The story opens with his dramatic escape which leads him to Herculaneurn, the "City of Hercules." Here he is involved in a plot to kidnap Genessa, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy and powerful Román, a favorité of Caesar, and a vestal of the Goddess Diana; fights the lions in the aréna; is caught in the struggle between the Dianists, led by the powerful High Priestess, Hemera, and the Christians, led by the gentle Lydia of Samaria - Hemera's rival for influence over Caesar; incurs Caesar's animosity and Hemera's enmity as a result of his románcé with Genessa. Highly dramatic, full of action and suspense, Garvan's... Tovább

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THE FLAME OF HERCULES THE STORY OF A FUGITIVE GALLEY SLAVE by Richárd Llewellyn Richárd Llewellyn, author of How Green Was My Valley and The Witch of Merthyn, has written a thrilling story of the days when Romé ruled the world. It is the story of Garvan - a skeptical young prince of Gaul, captured by the Romans and chained to the oars of a galley for three years. The story opens with his dramatic escape which leads him to Herculaneurn, the "City of Hercules." Here he is involved in a plot to kidnap Genessa, the beautiful daughter of a wealthy and powerful Román, a favorité of Caesar, and a vestal of the Goddess Diana; fights the lions in the aréna; is caught in the struggle between the Dianists, led by the powerful High Priestess, Hemera, and the Christians, led by the gentle Lydia of Samaria - Hemera's rival for influence over Caesar; incurs Caesar's animosity and Hemera's enmity as a result of his románcé with Genessa. Highly dramatic, full of action and suspense, Garvan's adventures come to a thrilling climax with the historic eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. The story has a depth of characterization and a deft humor that make this a book to savor with each re-reading. Mr. Llewellyn has summoned to life all the color, movement and sounds of those violent days of the Román Empire. Jacket painting by Harry Schaare Endpapers by Rafael Falacios Vissza