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Warrior of Rome volume 4
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English
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AD 262 -- the Imperium is in turmoil after the struggle for the throne. Furthermore, Ephesus, Asia's metropolis, lies in ruins, shattered by a mighty earthquake. Its citizens live in fear as the mob overwhelms the city, baying for blood to avenge the gods who have punished them. Yet an even greater threat to the Empire advances from the North. The barbaric Goth tribes sail towards Ephesus, determined to pillage the city. Only Ballista, Warrior of...
Author
Series
Warrior of Rome volume 3
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
381 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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Mesopotamia, AD 260. Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. The shame of the vanquished beats down mercilessly like the white sun, as the frail old emperor prostrates himself before Sharpur, King of Kings. Ballista looks on helplessly, but vows under his breath to avenge those who have brought the empire to the brink of destruction with their treachery. One day, maybe not soon,...
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Series
Warrior of Rome volume 1
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
433 p. : maps ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
AD 255 -- the Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged throughout the territories and along every border. Yet the most lethal threat lurks far to the east in Persia, where the massing forces of the Sassanid Empire loom with fiery menace. The far-flung and isolated citadel of Arete faces out across the wasteland, awaiting the inevitable invasion. One man is sent to marshal the defenses of this lonely city --...
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Warrior of Rome volume 2
Publisher
Penguin
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
527 p. : maps ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
AD256 -- the specter of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman Empire. The sparks of Christian fervor have spread through the empire like wildfire, and the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous and powerful men. All the while, Sassanid forces press forward relentlessly along the eastern frontier. The battle-bloodied general Ballista returns to the imperial court from the fallen city of Arete -- only to find that there are those who...
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Series
Warrior of Rome volume 6
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
443 pages : maps, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Ballista returns to undertake yet another epic mission -- while the Roman Empire reels in chaos around him. In AD 264, the Roman Empire has been torn in two. The western provinces -- Gaul, Spain and Britain -- have been seized by Postumus, the pretender to the throne. To the east, on the plains of northern Italy, the armies of the emperor Gallienus muster and he is keen to take his rightful place of power. A war between two emperors is coming and...
Author
Series
Warrior of Rome volume 5
Publisher
Overlook
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
410 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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AD 263 -- the Roman Empire is close to turmoil, violent uprising threatening to shatter the fragile balance of power. In the north, the tribes are increasingly bold in their raids on the Imperium -- their savagery unlike anything Rome has known before. Ballista must undertake his most treacherous journey yet -- a covert attempt to turn the barbarians against each other. He must face the Heruli -- the Eaters of Flesh, the Wolves of the North -- the...
7) Iron & rust
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Throne of the Caesars volume 1
Publisher
The Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
404 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In spring AD 235, a surprise attack and the brutal murder of Emperor Alexander and his mother ends the Severan dynasty and shatters four decades of Roman certainty. Military hero Maximinus Thrax is the first Caesar risen from the barracks. A simple man of steel and violence, he will fight for Rome unconditionally. The Senators praise the new Emperor with elaborate oratory, but will any of them accept a Caesar who was once a shepherd boy? In the north,...
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Throne of the Caesars volume 2
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
419 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In Rome in the year 238 AD, Emperor Maximinus's reign hangs in the balance. The empire is bleeding manpower and money in an attempt to sustain its wars in the north, and rebellions flare in the far reaches of its territories. Meanwhile in Africa, Gordian the Elder and Younger are proclaimed as the new Augusti. A family descending from the Imperial bloodline, they represent a chance for the establishment to take back the empire. The first blood of...
9) Fire & sword
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Series
Throne of the Caesars volume 3
Publisher
Overlook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
437 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
It is April 238 AD, and the empire is in turmoil. With both Gordian the Elder and Younger dead in North Africa, tyrant and former emperor Maximinus Thrax seeks to reclaim the throne. The Senate, who supported the Gordian revolt, choose two of their own to claim power. But fighting erupts in the streets as ambitious men call for violent revolution. As Maximinus marches into northern Italy, the city of Aquileia is the only thing standing between him...
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