The action-filled climax ofthe epic story of the Batavi uprising in AD
69, from the author of the bestselling Empire series.
****NOW FEATURING AN ADDITIONAL SHORT STORY**
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'A masterclass in military historical fiction' - Sunday Express
Victory is in sight for Kivilaz and his Batavi army. The Roman army
clings desperately to its remaining fortresses along the Rhine, its
legions riven by dissent and mutiny, and once-loyal allies of Rome are
beginning to imagine the unimaginable: freedom from the rulers who have
dominated them since the time of Caesar.
The four centurions - two Batavi and two Roman, men who were once
comrades in arms - must find their destiny in a maze of loyalties and
threats, as the blood tide of war ebbs and flows across Germania and
Gaul.
For Rome does not give up its territory lightly. And a new emperor knows
that he cannot tolerate any threat to his undisputed power. It can only
be a matter of time before Vespasian sends his legions north to exact
the empire's retribution.