Ihmiskunnan viholliset

Literal translation: The Enemies of Mankind

Author

Mika Waltari

Language

Finnish

Year

1964

Country

Finland

Genre

Novel

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The Roman is a novel by Mika Waltari published in 1964, and was the last work of Waltari to be published during his lifetime. Set in Rome, the book is a sequel to The Secret of the Kingdom, a novel about the early days of Christianity. The protagonist and narrator is Minutus, the son of Marcus, the main character of the previous novel. Minutus is a Roman citizen striving to survive without political entanglements.