The Egyptologist Georg Ebers sets this novel in Alexandria in the reign of Hadrian, when the restless emperor visits the city with his favourite Antinous. Around the imperial visit move an artisan’s family, the sisters Selene and Arsinoe, philosophers, priests, Jews and the small Christian community, as pagan Egypt meets the new faith.
A richly detailed historical romance of Roman Egypt by a scholar who knew the period intimately. Download the free EPUB.