Lavender ... For You

By Jack Godwin

The author is a docent at one of America's most prestigious museums of ancient Mediterranean art. He has worked diligently to create an enthralling adventure novel with an atmosphere and details which are historically accurate. If you enjoy learning you'll enjoy this book. >>> Follow the ingratiating young Greek field slave Arcas after he is "won" by Julius Caesar and becomes an army slave, gives Caesar courageous, exceptional service and becomes a freeman army regular. Follow Arcas' continued success in the army and, eventually, as a senior officer in the Roman navy. Witness Arcas' life-long pursuit of his young love, the Roman patrician Electra. Along the way be a part of a huge, lavish Roman wedding and a small Greek country wedding. Spend the night in a primitive country cottage, at an extraordinary villa on the Bay of Naples, and at Cleopatra's palace in Egypt. Cruise the Nile with Caesar & Cleopatra and sail the Mediterranean Sea. Join beautiful and self-assured Electra as she is initiated into an exclusive club at the Villa of the Mysteries near Pompeii. Accompany Arcas as he climbs Vesuvius and walks the streets of ancient Rome, Athens, and Alexandria. Learn the resourceful ways of the Roman military in training and in combat. And get to know Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, and Octavian, the future Emperor Augustus. >>>In addition to the helpful maps and figures within the novel, the author has created a comprehensive companion website, www.LavenderForYou.com. The site contains background information, historical notes by topic and chapter, and supplementary figures and images. Enter the URL directly into your browser.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 153036695X
• ISBN13: 9781530366958
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.9" x 6.0"