Under Tiberius
Subtitle: a novel
By: Nick Tosches
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 322
ISBN-13: 9780316405669
Subjects: Swindlers and swindling; Fiction
Description: "Under Tiberius is a thrilling story of crime and deceit involving the man who came to be called Jesus Christ. Deep in the recesses of the Vatican, Nick Tosches unearths a first-century memoir by Gaius Fulvius Falconius, foremost speechwriter for Emperor Tiberius. The codex is profound, proof of the existence of a Messiah who was anything but the one we've known -- a shabby and licentious thief. After encountering him in the streets of Judea, Gaius becomes spin doctor to Jesus, and the pair schemes to accrue untold riches by convincing the masses that Jesus is the Son of God. As their marriage of truth and lies is consummated, friendship and wary respect develop between these two grifters."--