Lost Scrolls of Archimedes: A historical novel of ancient Rome and Egypt: 1 (Lost Artifacts)

Lost Scrolls of Archimedes is a true must-read for ancient history fans. - K.C. Finn for Readers FavoriteTwo feuding empires. A doomsday device. Can a young man break an ancient code and save Egypt from Romes deadly attack?Alexandria Egypt 34 BC. Marcus Bassus dreams of a life of intellectual pursuits. Entrusted by his missing mentor with the enigmatic scrolls of Archimedes he resolves to prove his worth by decoding the complex documents on his own. But when a close friend betrays him and steals one of the scrolls Marcus vows to prevent its secrets from falling into the corrupt hands of Roman Consul Octavian.Devastated when the Romans assassinate his father but aided by the smart and alluring linguist Electra Marcus works furiously to recover the lost treasure. And after learning Octavian plans to use the ill-gotten information to construct the ultimate weapon against Antony and Cleopatra he realizes he is Egypts only hope.Marcus crosses desert sands and turbulent seas in a quest to build a counter-weapon in time to stave off Roman conquest.Tom Roberts award-winning Lost Scrolls of Archimedes is a coming-of-age story and the first book in the action-packed Lost Artifacts historical fiction saga. If you like ancient-world adventures scholarly heroes and well-researched settings youll love Tom Roberts epic struggle for supremacy.