
Set in Egypt during the twilight of the Roman Empire, Alexandria is the story of Peter Valerius Proba, a soldier turned scholar who risks everything to save the legacy of the civilization he swore to destroy.
Banished to a desert monastery for his role in the assassination of the philosopher Hypatia, he does not deny his guilt; why should he refuse credit for dispatching a witch? An imperial investigator suspects Peter is not the murderous fanatic he claims to be, however. Gambling that the investigator might be enlisted to his cause, Peter confesses his real crime: leading a conspiracy to save the books of the Great Library from a fanatic's torch.
From the besieged gates of Rome to the bloodstained steps of an ancient temple, Alexandria is a journey through a world torn between reason and fanaticism in a pivotal age not unlike our own.
ALEXANDRIA
by Don Dixon
Represented by Marlene Stringer
Barbara Bova Literary Agency
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