Lost Scrolls Of Archimedes eBook

<h4><b>"Lost Scrolls of Archimedes is a true must-read for ancient history fans." - K.C. Finn for Readers' Favorite</b></h4>

<h4><b>Two feuding empires. A doomsday device. Can a young man break an ancient code and save Egypt from Rome’s deadly attack?</b></h4><p>Alexandria, Egypt, 34 BC. Marcus Bassus dreams of a life of intellectual pursuits. Entrusted by his missing mentor with the enigmatic scrolls of Archimedes, he resolves to prove his worth by decoding the complex documents on his own. But when a close friend betrays him and steals one of the scrolls, Marcus vows to prevent its secrets from falling into the corrupt hands of Roman Consul Octavian.</p><p>Devastated when the Romans assassinate his father, but aided by the smart and alluring linguist, Electra, Marcus works furiously to recover the lost treasure. And after learning Octavian plans to use the ill-gotten information to construct the ultimate weapon against Antony and Cleopatra, he realizes he is Egypt’s only hope.</p><p>Marcus crosses desert sands and turbulent seas in a quest to build a counter-weapon in time to stave off Roman conquest.</p><p>Tom Roberts’ award-winning <i>Lost Scrolls of Archimedes</i> is a coming-of-age story and the first book in the action-packed Lost Artifacts historical fiction saga. If you like ancient-world adventures, scholarly heroes, and well-researched settings, you’ll love Tom Roberts’ epic struggle for supremacy.</p>