{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ACC Art Books UK","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk","author_name":"ACC Art Books UK","author_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk","title":"Spurius: A Novel - ACC Art Books UK","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"6ZAV3zfTwb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/spurius-a-novel\/\">Spurius: A Novel<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/book\/spurius-a-novel\/embed\/#?secret=6ZAV3zfTwb\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Spurius: A Novel&#8221; &#8212; ACC Art Books UK\" data-secret=\"6ZAV3zfTwb\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/uk\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.accartbooks.com\/app\/uploads\/books\/9781836360407-04-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":664,"thumbnail_height":1024,"description":"Title: Spurius: A Novel, Pages: 226 Pages, Publish Date: 17th Mar 2026, Author: David L\u00e1szl\u00f3 Conhaim, Illustrated by Jorge Gonz\u00e1lez, ISBN: . A political whodunit set in ancient Rome after her victory over Hannibal, Spurius addresses questions of individual freedom and the official distortion of truth that remain highly relevant today.'List of illustrations Foreword by the author Map: The Mediterranean in the Age of Spurius The Novel Prologue: Embassy to Ephesus: Spurius and Scipio Africanus encounter Hannibal, 193 BC Chapter I: Affairs in Rome, 146 BC; Bacchic disturbances, 186 BC; consul&rsquo;s inquiry begins Chapter II: Bacchanalians&rsquo; murderous response; cult exposed Chapter III: Rome terrorised; consul addresses Senate, Assembly; proscription of Bacchanalians Chapter IV: Bacchic cult crushed in Latium and Rome; events in Ostia Chapter V: Affairs in Rome, 146 BC; celebrations in Rome, 186 BC; war with Gauls; intervention in Bithynia Epilogue: Northeast to Nicomedia: Spurius demands surrender of Hannibal, 185 BC Beyond Spurius Author&rsquo;s Note Remembering Gore Vidal Acknowledgements Chronological Summary Senatus Consultum de Bacchanalibus (the inscription on which the novel is based) Select Bibliography About the Author"}