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When Claudia and her brother Marcellus are sent from Rome to the Caucasus, a close encounter with pirates means they have to put into Pityus - the last Roman colony in the Caucasus holding out against the barbarians. But once there they learn that the colony is not only depserately hanging on but is also riven with inner rivalries between cults. An uncompromising look at a cruel period in a cruel land, when just being female was a highly uncomfortable experience! When Claudia and her brother Marcellus are sent from Rome to the Caucasus, a close encounter with pirates means they have to put into Pityus - the last Roman colony in the Caucasus holding out against the barbarians. But once there they learn that the colony is not only depserately hanging on but is also riven with inner rivalries between cults. An uncompromising look at a cruel period in a cruel land, when just being female was a highly uncomfortable experience!