Falco-The Official Companion by Lindsey Davis

Author:Lindsey Davis
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: mystery, detective, reference, non-fiction, literary criticism, Rome, historical
ISBN: 184605673X
Publisher: Random House
Published: 2011-01-18T00:00:00+00:00

Once I began the Falco books, I always had a sly retrospective glance at Vespasian’s character in The Course of Honour. When he first meets Falco – a cheery old cove came out in his slippers [SP] – this is a character I know. I had to avoid repetition; that generally solves itself because the Emperor is now seen through Falco’s grudging eyes.

He was a big, easygoing, competent character. An organiser, he had the direct glance of a blacksmith, with the country-born arrogance that reminded me of my grandfather. He knew what he believed. He said what he thought. People acted on what he said. They did it nowadays because they had to, but people had been jumping when Vespasian barked since long before he was emperor … He had held all the civil magistracies and the highest military ranks. Every post in his career through the cursus honorum had been screwed out on merit and in the face of Establishment prejudice. Now he held the final post available. The Establishment was still prejudiced against him, but he need not care. [TTD] That prejudice was to dog Vespasian and even his sons. Falco observes: The Curtius brothers owned a family tree so ancient that Romulus and Remus carved their names in its moss. To them, Vespasian was a nobody. His good generalship meant nothing; nor the forty years of service he had already given Rome. He had no money and no famous ancestors. You cannot let people who own nothing but talent rise into the highest positions. What chance is there then for the upper-crust bunglers and fools? [SB]

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