#1 – The Wolf Den
In Pompeii in AD 74, Amara is an educated Greek woman whose father’s death left her family without protection. Sold into slavery and forced to work in the city’s lupanar, she is owned by the violent brothel keeper Felix and shares the confined life of women…
#2 – The House with the Golden Door
In AD 75, Amara has escaped Felix’s brothel and lives in a luxurious Pompeian house as the freedwoman and dependent of her patron Rufus. Her surroundings have changed, but her safety still rests on the affection of a man whose family and social obligations may outweigh…
#3 – The Temple of Fortuna
Amara has risen from the lupanar to become a wealthy courtesan in Rome, where her security depends on reading the rivalries of the imperial household. Vespasian’s death places Titus on the throne and sharpens the danger surrounding his brother Domitian, forcing Amara to balance political access…