![]() ![]() Like the earlier books, this impressive and poignant novel shows May Ray's remarkable power of recreating the distant past. ![]() But for Philo, the youngest son, things would have been still worse if it had not been for the man they called Xenos, whom Apollodorus had saved from the desert.īeyond the Desert Gate is a sequel to The Ides of April and Sword Sleep. Nicanor joined the Jewish Zealots, while Conan became a Roman soldier. When Apollodorus himself was killed by robbers, his sons were left almost penniless and the family was torn apart. So Apollodorus, a merchant of Philadelphia, took a risk when he rescued a man whom a Roman patrol had left to die in the desert. ![]() The Greek cities of Palestine wanted only to continue with their peaceful trading existence, but they were caught between two fires. In Palestine the Jews were in revolt against Roman rule and as they grew more restive Rome became more oppressive. ![]() was as disturbed and divided as it is today. An edition of Beyond the desert gate (1977) Beyond the desert gate by Mary Ray 0 Ratings 3 Want to read 0 Currently reading 0 Have read Overview View 2 Editions Details Reviews Lists Related Books Publish Date 2001 Publisher Bethlehem Books, Ignatius Press Language English Pages 167 This edition doesn't have a description yet. The Middle East in the first century A.D. Mary Ray Books Overview The Ides of April In Rome in 62 A.D., seventeen year old Hylas must find a way to save himself, his mother, and the other household slaves from imprisonment and imminent death when their master, a prominent senator, Beyond the Desert Gate Sequel to The Ides of April. ![]()
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