Mark of the thief /
by Jennifer A. Nielsen.
- First edition.
- page cm.
- Praetor war ; book 1 .
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing lost treasures of Julius Caesar, he finds himself in possession of an ancient amulet filled with magic once reserved for the Gods, and becomes the center of a conspiracy to overthrow the emperor and destroy Rome.