The Roman

The Roman (original title Ihmiskunnan viholliset, which translates to Mankind's Enemies) is a fiction novel by Mika Waltari published in 1964, and was the last work of Waltari to be published during his lifetime. Set in Rome, the book is a sequel to The Secret of the Kingdom, a novel about the early days of Christianity. The protagonist and narrator is Minutus, the son of Marcus, the main character of the previous novel. Minutus is a Roman citizen striving to survive without political entanglements.

For the fictional mobster, see Carmine Falcone.
The Roman
First UK edition
(publ. Hodder & Stoughton, 1966)
AuthorMika Waltari
Original titleIhmiskunnan viholliset
CountryFinland
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherWSOY
Publication date
1964

In the novel, Minutus travels from Corinth to Britain, to Rome and then to Jerusalem. Through a boyhood friendship with Nero, he becomes a sometimes advisor, sometimes a tool, and sometimes a fool of the capricious emperor. A cruel fate makes him the commander of the menagerie that supplied the wild animals that tore his father and son to pieces, and the book was ostensibly written as a guide for his son, great-grandson of the Emperor Claudius.

Plagiarism of the novel

In July 2008, news emerged that the novel had been plagiarized by television producer Colin Slater (Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe In Santa) in his novel Lindum Colonia, published in 2003.[1]

gollark: (unless this is satire, I'm terrible at detecting satire)
gollark: I don't understand the picture, but no, you have probably not stumbled on some simple solution for infinite energy which everyone else somehow missed.
gollark: Or other building.
gollark: Or inside a house.
gollark: Generally if it's human-constructed, I guess?

References
  1. "''Waltari-roman plagierades i USA'' (24.7.2008)" (in Swedish). Svenska.yle.fi. 2008-07-24. Retrieved 2012-08-04.


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