Saviour of Rome - Gaius Valerius Verrens

AD 72. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, known as Vespasian, is Emperor of Rome - but his grip on power is weakening. Economic disaster threatens the city - and when Rome is threatened, so too is the Empire. Recently married and building a new home, Gaius Valerius Verrens thought he'd at last found a life away from the battlefield. But he is summoned by the Emperor to do one last favour for Rome: he must journey to the remote, mountainous region of Asturica Augusta and investigate claims that a bandit called 'The Ghost' is raiding the Empire's gold convoys. When Valerius arrives, he finds a tortured, gods-forsaken land whose native tribes, exploited for so long, are a growing threat. But treachery lurks in the shadows, and it seems the real danger comes from those closer to him. Valerius must put an end to a conspiracy that would plunge the Empire into a devastating new conflict - but first he must establish who is a friend, and who a foe . . .

Product details

• Authors: Douglas Jackson
• Publisher: Corgi
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9780552172288
• ISBN: 978-0-552-17228-8
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens; Gaius Valerius Verrens
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, Historical fiction, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Political, FICTION / Cultural Heritage, Rome, Narrative theme: Politics, Ancient Rome, War, combat and military adventure fiction, European history: the Romans, 1st century, c 1 to c 99, c 43 BCE to c 410 CE (period of Roman Britain / Britannia)