Beacon at Alexandria (The Hera Series)

In the Fourth Century A.D., independent and determined young Charis is forbidden to become a doctor because she is a woman. Disguising herself as a eunuch she flees Ephesus for Alexandria, then the center of learning. There she apprentices to a Jewish doctor but eventually becomes drawn into Church politics and is forced once again to flee. She serves as an army doctor at a Roman outpost in Thrace until, kidnapped by barbarian Visigoths, she find...

By Gillian Bradshaw
Series: The Hera Series
Paperback: 376 pages
Publisher: Soho Press (July 1, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1569470103
ISBN-13: 978-1569470107
Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.2 x 8.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 1407433
Format: PDF Text djvu ebook

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