A gripping, adrenalin-fuelled historical page-turner from bestselling
author Douglas Jackson. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben
Kane.
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Readers are loving Gaius Valerius Verrens!**
Once you have started you will want to read every volume in this
exciting series [set] during one of the most turbulent times in Roman
history - 5 STARS
Douglas Jackson undoubtedly holds the crown as king of his genre - 5
STARS
It is another tough book to put down - 5 STARS
An entertaining and compelling read that makes you feel as if you were
there! - 5 STARS
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LIVE BY THE SWORD. DIE BY THE SWORD.**
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Summer, AD 69:** Rome and its empire are in turmoil. The emperor
Otho is dead by his own hand and his rival, Aulus Vitellius,
occupies the imperial throne. However, a new challenge has arisen in the
East - the legions of Titus Flavius Vespasian have declared him
their Emperor.
In the dry heat of an August morning, Gaius Valerius Verrens
prepares for his last day on Earth. Wrongly accused of deserting his
legion on the field of Bedriacum, it seems he is destined to die a
coward's death. Then the executioner's hand is stayed. Vitellius'
enemies will spare his life if he pledges allegiance to Vespasian.
Valerius - tired of the endless slaughter - agrees.
And so he must battle his way south to Rome in order to persuade his
friend Vitellius to stand down for the greater good. But this is civil
war and this is Rome, and Valerius - his loyalties divided and branded
an enemy of the people - is trapped in a maze of distrust, corruption,
betrayal and blood-letting . . .
Gaius Valerius Verrens's adventures continue in Scourge of Rome.
