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== Novelisation == | == Novelisation == | ||
* This novelisation is based on the original television serial usually called [[TV]]: ''[[The Romans]]'' which included individual episode titles. It was written by [[Dennis Spooner]] and shown from [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1965]]. | * This novelisation is based on the original television serial usually called [[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'' which included individual episode titles. It was written by [[Dennis Spooner]] and shown from [[16 January (releases)|16 January]] [[1965]]. | ||
* The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It featured the artwork of [[Tony Masero]]. (See below for information on editions with different covers). | * The cover and information on the right are for the original Target edition. It featured the artwork of [[Tony Masero]]. (See below for information on editions with different covers). | ||
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The [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crew members have taken a break from their adventures and are enjoying a well-deserved rest in a luxury villa on the outskirts of [[Rome|Imperial Rome]].<br /> | The [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] crew members have taken a break from their adventures and are enjoying a well-deserved rest in a luxury villa on the outskirts of [[Rome|Imperial Rome]].<br /> | ||
But in the gory grandeur that is Rome, things don’t stay quiet for long. If the time-travellers can save themselves from being sold as slaves, assassinated by classical hit-men, poisoned by the evil [[Locusta]], thrown to the lions, maimed in the arena and drowned in a shipwreck, they still have to face the diabolical might of the mad [[Nero|Emperor Nero]].<br /> | But in the gory grandeur that is Rome, things don’t stay quiet for long. If the time-travellers can save themselves from being sold as slaves, assassinated by classical hit-men, poisoned by the evil [[Locusta]], thrown to the lions, maimed in the arena and drowned in a shipwreck, they still have to face the diabolical might of the mad [[Nero|Emperor Nero]].<br /> | ||
As if that isn’t enough, they also discover that, although Rome wasn’t built in a day, it was burnt down in considerably less | As if that isn’t enough, they also discover that, although Rome wasn’t built in a day, it was burnt down in considerably less time... | ||
== Deviations from televised story == | == Deviations from televised story == | ||
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: '''Paperback''' (September 1987) | : '''Paperback''' (September 1987) | ||
* Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Single paperback edition, estimated print run: 30,000, priced £1.95 (UK). | * Target / W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd. Single paperback edition, estimated print run: 30,000, priced £1.95 (UK). | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Target novelisations]] | [[Category:Target novelisations]] | ||
[[Category:1987 novels]] | [[Category:1987 novels]] | ||