In the days of Karakalla. Ladinsky A.

Antonin Petrovich Ladinsky (1896-1961) -Pet, translator, essayist, author of historical novels dedicated to Kievan Rus, Byzantium and ancient Rome. In exile, since 1920, in 1955 he was returned to the USSR.

the Roman emperor from the Severov dynasty Septimius Bastian Kaill (188-217) did not leave such a noticeable trace as Caesar, Augustia, Tiberius Or not Nero, however, neither historians nor the writers ignored his attention.

he was the personality of violent and contradictory, from a young age he was distinguished by self -will, power, cruelty and complete unprincipled. Having achieved the throne through the murder of his brother, he waged many wars in which he preferred to use not military art, but treachery and cunning, which did not prevent him from considering himself a great commander. He softened the persecution of the Christians, which his predecessors were distinguished, began to actively build up Rome (the ruins of the grandiose “Term of the Karakalla” are still one of the main attractions of the eternal city), gave all the inhabitants of the Empire the rights of Roman citizens... However, it was the bloated military conceit that prompted it It is an extremely unsuccessful war with the perfumes, which brought Rome big human and economic losses. To stop the war, the Senate and the aristocracy constituted a conspiracy against the emperor. Karakalla was killed without scratching for six years.

The novel in detail and excitingly describes palace intrigues and military campaigns, as well as the daily life of Ancient Rome.