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Historical Accuracy of A Body in the Bath House Historical Accuracy of A Body in the Bath House Lindsay Davis' A Body in the Bath House tells the story of Marcus
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Historical Accuracy of A Body in the Bath House
Lindsay Davis' A Body in the Bath House tells the story of Marcus Didius Falco, a private detective, out to solve yet another mystery in a far away land. The best part of this story is creativity, suspense, and mystery in the plot of a detective story. The downside to this story as a historical fiction novel is that it is a mystery/thriller set in a historical context (Ancient Britain). All but two of the characters are completely fictional, and none of the plot is relevant to really anything in a historical sense. Emperor Vespasian, King Togidubnus, "Togi's" palace, and its surrounding areas are really the only true pieces of history that have anything to do with the novel.
Falco, a citizen of Rome and the protagonist, is only able to go to Britain because it has been invaded and parts of it conquered and controlled by the Romans. How did the Romans ever get to such a distant place, why would they want to go there? These are decent questions that have thorough answers.
First, as with most civilizations, especially fairly powerful ones, the Roman Empire was imperialistic, meaning that it had a policy of extending its rule or authority of the empire over foreign countries, or of acquiring and holding colonies and dependencies.
(http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/imperialistic)
Second, Julius Caesar, who had been leading a Roman invasion into Western Europe, had encountered an uprising in Brittany (northwestern France). The natives were assisted in their rebellion by tribes from Southern Britain. Caesar recognized that he needed to subdue the tribes of Britain before they could create more problems. Two Roman legions, under the personal command of Julius Caesar, crossed the English Channel in a group of transport ships on the 26th of August, 55 BCE. Many more invasions followed, and within a century southern Britain was almost entirely conquered by the Romans. This...
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