Britannia: We Who Are About to Die Vol 1 4

Solicitation[]

Death and the deity!

The horrifying truth behind Rome’s grisly string of murders has finally come to light… but will Antonius Axia and his mysterious new partner – the gladiator Achillia – be able to stomach it? It’s a race against the clock to stop a serial killer – who may very well be the vengeful spirit of Apollo himself — before it strikes again! But should Antonius and Achillia fail in their mission, they’ll condemn not only Rome…but those Antonius holds dear as well.

Visionary creators Peter Milligan (Shade, the Changing Man) and Juan José Ryp (BRITANNIA) bring the latest case for history’s first detective to a chilling close…and forever alter the history of civilization itself!

Book IV[]

Appearances[]

Featured Characters:

Antonius Axia / The Detectioner

Supporting Characters:

Achillia
Avitus (Axia's son)
Bran (Axia's slave)
Rubria (Chief Vestal / Vestalis Maxima)

Villains:

Elissa (Sorceress)
Emperor Nero
Lords of the Underworld
Senator Craxus

Other Characters:

Apollo
Baba (Helped raise Achillia & Elissa)
Clodius (Flashback only)
Germans (Mentioned only)
Gladiators
Livilla (Sulla's wife)
Senator Sulla (Son of Clodius) (Deceased) (Flashback only)
Vestal Virgins
Wife of Clodius (Flashback only)

Locations:

66 A.D.
- Roman Empire
  - Carthage (Mentioned only)
  - Italy
    - Rome
      - The College of the Vestal Virgins
      - The Ludus Gladiator School
      - Nero's Palace
      - The Temple of Apollo
      - Travestere Caves (outside Rome)

Items:

Bandanas
Shields
Swords
Ulysses' nightmare (leaf)
Voodoo doll

Vehicles:

Gulls

Credits[]

Writers: Peter Milligan
Pencilers: Juan Jose Ryp, Ryan Lee, Roberto de la Torre
Colorists: Frankie D'Armata
Letterers: Dave Sharpe
Cover Artists: David Mack (A), Juan Jose Ryp & Gabe Eltaeb (B), Lief Jones (1:10), Adam Gorham & Gabe Eltaeb (1:20), Dave Johnson (1:50), Mike Krome & Sabine Rich (MGH)
Editors: Danny Khazem, Lauren Hitzhusen (Assistant)
Editor-in-Chief: Warren Simons

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Notes[]

Backstory/Essay
- "Roman Gladiators: Facts and Fiction" by Martin M. Winkler, University Professor and Professor of Classics, George Mason University
Last page says "Achillia & Antonius will return."