See Delphi and Die
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| Author | Lindsey Davis |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Marcus Didius Falco |
| Genre(s) | Crime |
| Publisher | Century, Mysterious Press |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 354 pp (Paperback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0312357753 |
| Preceded by | Scandal Takes a Holiday |
| Followed by | Saturnalia (book) |
See Delphi and Die is a crime novel by Lindsey Davis.
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Plot introduction
Set in Rome and Greece between September and October AD 76, See Delphi and Die stars Marcus Didius Falco, Informer and Imperial Agent. It is the seventeenth in her Falco series. As with many of the other Falco novels, See Delphi and Die uses a "modern" idea - in this case, the holiday package tour - as a device around which to build the story.
Explanation of the novel's title
The title is a reference to the deaths which take place at tourist attractions in Ancient Greece, including the sanctuary at Delphi, while riffing off Goethe's "See Naples and die", which refers to the grandeur of the capital of the Two Sicilies under the House of Bourbon.
Plot summary
Falco hears details of two young Roman women who have gone missing after going to Greece to see the sights of the ancient world. Falco and his wife, Helena, travel to the area and meet up with the tour party which included one of the women, seeking clues to her murder.
Characters in "See Delphi and Die"
Romans
- Caesius Secundus - Father whose daughter has died
- Claudius Laeta - Imperial Official
- Decimus Camillus Verus - Senator, married to Julia Justa
- Julia Justa - Wife of Decimus Camillus Verus
- Polystratus - Travel salesman
On the 'Tracks and Temples Tour'
- The Sertorius Family
- Cleonymus and Cleonyma
- Amaranthus and Minucia
- Indus
- Volcasius
- Marinus
- Helvia
- Turcius Opimus
Travelling independently
- Albia - Young street girl adopted by Helena
- Gaius and Cornelius - Falco's nephews
- Glaucus the Younger - Son of Marcus' personal trainer and aspiring athlete
- Helena Justina - Wife of Falco, and daughter of the Senator Decimus Camillus Verus
- Marcus Didius Falco - Informer and Imperial Agent.
- Marcella Naevia - Aunt and travelling companion of deceased girl, Caesia.
In Olympia
- Barzanes - Tour guide
- Milo of Dordona
- Lacheses - Priest
- Megiste
- Myron
In Corinth
- Aquillus Macer - Quaestor
- Phineus - Tour guide
In Delphi
- Aulus Camillus Aelianus - Son of Decimus Camillus Verus
- Minas of Karystos - Aulus' tutor
Major themes
- Investigation into murders taking place amongst Roman holidaymakers touring Greece.
Allusions/references to actual history, geography and current science
- Set in Rome and Greece, in AD 76, during the reign of Emperor Vespasian. Sites visited include Olympia, Corinth, Delphi and the oracle of Trophonius.
Release details
- 2005, UK, Century Hardback ISBN 0-7126-2590-9
- 2006, UK, Arrow, Paperback ISBN 0-09-944528-X
- 2006, US, St Martins Press, Hardback ISBN 0-312-35765-6
- 2007, US, St Martins Press, Paperback
Sources, references, external links, quotations
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