Rufus series book 1

Douglas Jackson.s debut novel Caligula (recently reviewed and enjoyed
by Simon A) is the first in a three-book series set in ancient Rome,
and centres on the character of Rufus, a young slave. Gaius Julius Caesar
Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman Emperor, is better known by another
name: Caligula, a name synonymous with decadence, cruelty and madness.
Rufus, a young slave, grows up far from the corruption of the imperial
court. His master is a trainer of animals for the gladiatorial arena,
and Rufus discovers that he has a natural talent for controlling the
animals. It is at the arenas that Rufus meets his great friend Cupido,
one of Rome.s greatest gladiators. His growing reputation as an animal
trainer and his friendship with Cupido attracts the cruel gaze of
the Emperor. Rufus is bought from his master and taken to the imperial
palace. Intrigue permeates his court, and Rufus and Cupido find themselves
at the centre of a conspiracy to assassinate Caligula. But can a slave
decide the fate of an Emperor?

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