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Demetrias of Tyre, once a slave and renowned silk weaver of the Eastern Roman Empire, discovers a dangerous plot aimed at deposing Emperor Theodosius II and removing Empress Pulcheria from power. Though her status limits her options, Demetrias must decide whether to aid the conspirators or risk everything to safeguard her family and expose the treachery before it destabilizes Byzantium.
First publish date: 1988
Genre: Historical Fiction/Ancient Historical Fiction
Authors: Gillian Bradshaw
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