Screen LibraryUnder Tiberius : a novel /
"Under Tiberius is a thrilling story of crime and deceit involving the man who came to be called Jesus Christ. Deep in the recesses of the Vatican, Nick Tosches unearths a first-century memoir by Gaius Fulvius Falconius, foremost speechwriter for Emperor Tiberius. The codex is profound, proof o...
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Back Bay Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
| Publication Dates: |
2016. ©2015 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First Back Bay paperback edition. |
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| Summary: |
"Under Tiberius is a thrilling story of crime and deceit involving the man who came to be called Jesus Christ. Deep in the recesses of the Vatican, Nick Tosches unearths a first-century memoir by Gaius Fulvius Falconius, foremost speechwriter for Emperor Tiberius. The codex is profound, proof of the existence of a Messiah who was anything but the one we've known -- a shabby and licentious thief. After encountering him in the streets of Judea, Gaius becomes spin doctor to Jesus, and the pair schemes to accrue untold riches by convincing the masses that Jesus is the Son of God. As their marria |
| Item Description: |
"Originally published in hardcover by Little, Brown and Company, August 2015" -- verso t.p. "Back Bay books." |
| Carrier Form: | 322 pages : illustration ; 21 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780316405645 (paperback) : 0316405647 (paperback) |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/T713 |