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Defender of Rome (2) (Gaius Valerius Verrens) - Softcover

Book 2 of 9: Gaius Valerius Verrens

Jackson, Douglas

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9780552161343: Defender of Rome (2) (Gaius Valerius Verrens)
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ISBN 10: 0552161349 ISBN 13: 9780552161343
Publisher: Corgi, 2012

Synopsis

Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a "Hero of Rome," Valerius is not the man he once was—scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought, his sister is mortally ill, his father in self-imposed exile. And neither is Rome the same city as the one he left. The Emperor Nero grows increasingly paranoid. Those who seek power for themselves whisper darkly in the emperor's ears. They speak of a new threat, one found within the walls of Rome itself. A new religious sect, the followers of Christus, deny Nero's divinity and are rumored to be spreading sedition. Nero calls on his "Hero of Rome" to become a "Defender of Rome," to seek out this rebel sect, to capture their leader, a man known as Petrus. Failure would be to forfeit his life, and the lives of 20 thousand Judaeans living in Rome. But as Valerius begins his search, a quest which will take him to the edge of the empire, he will discover that success may cost him nearly as much as failure.

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About the Author

Douglas Jackson turned a lifelong fascination for Rome and the Romans into his first two novels, Caligula and Claudius.

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Publisher
Corgi
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0552161349
ISBN 13 
9780552161343
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
480
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