Rowan X. Adler
A Latin Novel of Intrigue, Justice, and Empire - Rome Has Never Felt So AliveGens et Gloria: Principatus Novus is a gripping Latin-language novel set during the reign of Trajan, where ambition and duty collide on the frontiers of the Roman world. At once historically grounded and dramatically rich, this modern Latin narrative immerses readers in the lived complexity of AD 100-where honor is tested, vengeance takes shape, and Rome’s unity begins to crack beneath the surface.Senator Spurius Vibius Florus navigates a treacherous world of patronage and betrayal in Rome, while his son Lucius commands a volatile auxiliary cohort in Germania. As conspiracies unfold in the capital and violence erupts in the provinces, slaves, merchants, and women step forward to shape their own fates-within a world where justice is fragile and power must be claimed.But this is not only a tale of emperors and generals. Much of the novel unfolds within the senator’s own villa-amid family tensions, legal maneuvering, and the clever machinations of slaves. Witty banter, domestic politics, and comic episodes offer levity and charm amid the rising storm.Following academic review, this revised edition features rigorously idiomatic Latin, with modernisms and anachronisms systematically addressed to reflect Classical usage. The epistolary forms follow authentic Roman convention, idioms align with Silver Age usage, and vocabulary has been refined to reflect true Classical register. This is Latin as it might have been written-clear, compelling, and culturally embedded. Why Read Gens et Gloria?A cinematic, character-rich story of loyalty, betrayal, domestic life, and frontier warfareIdeal for advanced Latin readers, students, and educators seeking immersive, narrative LatinRooted in Tacitean moral tension and Suetonian detail-but with modern emotional depth and dialogueNo Neo-Latin, no Christian vocabulary, no anachronistic worldview Endorsed by a Leading Latinist'Litterarum Latinarum rerumque Romanarum studiosos magno opere hortor ut hanc mythistoriam splendide scriptam perlegant. Quicumque hanc narrationem veri simillimam legere coeperit, se non tantum in urbe Roma et inter Romanos veteres versari, sed etiam illo aevo vivere et vigere, quo imperium Romanum maxime viguerit, paene pro certo habebit!' Professor Terence Tunberg, University of KentuckyAlso as an ebook for $9.88-the digital edition includes the full text with all revisions and academic enhancements
