Enemy of Rome - Hardcover

Book 5 of 9: Gaius Valerius Verrens

Jackson, Douglas

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9780593070567: Enemy of Rome
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0593070569 ISBN 13: 9780593070567
Publisher: Bantam Press, 2014

Synopsis

Set during the Year of the Four Emperors and telling of the bravery and the brutality of the Roman empire in the throes of civil war, the action-packed new novel from one of our finest historical novelists.
     In the dry heat of an August morning Gaius Valerius Verrens wakes filthy and bearded and prepares for his last day on earth. Wrongly accused by enemies on his own side, Valerius is destined to die a coward's death for deserting his legion on the field of Bedriacum.
     It is the summer of AD 89 and after a year of slaughter and turmoil the Empire remains trapped in the coils of a desperate, destructive civil war. Valerius's old friend, Aulus Vitellius, victor in the decisive confrontation that left Otho's armies shattered, sits uneasily on a golden throne in Rome, and his rival is dead by his own hand. But a new challenge arises in the East where Titus Flavius Vespasian has been declared Emperor by his legions. The only way Valerius can survive to reach Rome and be united with his lost love Domitia Longina Corbulo is to ally himself with Vitellius's enemies. On the way he must battle through a maze of distrust, corruption, bloody conflict and betrayal, with as many perils behind as there are in front. A powerful enemy, a burning temple and divided loyalties all stand in his way, but the prize that awaits has never been more worthwhile.

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About the Author

A journalist by profession, DOUGLAS JACKSON transformed a lifelong fascination for Rome and the Romans into his first two novels highly-praised novels, Caligula and Claudius. His third novel, Hero of Rome, introduced readers to his new series hero, Gaius Valerius Verrens. Defender of Rome, Avenger of Rome and Sword of Rome followed, winning critical acclaim and confirming Douglas as one of the UK's foremost historical novelists. An active member of the Historical Writers Association and the Historical Novels Society, he lives near Stirling in Scotland.

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Publisher
Bantam Press
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0593070569
ISBN 13 
9780593070567
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
336
Rating
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