A.D. 255. The Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority challenged along every border. The most lethal threat lurks far to the east in Persia, where the forces of the Sassanid Empire loom with fiery menace. One man is sent to marshall the defences - a man whose name itself means war, a man called Ballista.
A.D. 255. The Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority challenged along every border. The most lethal threat lurks far to the east...
AD256 - a battle-bloodied Ballista returns to the Roman imperial court at Antioch from the now ravaged city of Arete. There he discovers men who would rather see him dead than alive. Even his courage and loyalty to Rome and the emperor are not above suspicion.
AD256 - a battle-bloodied Ballista returns to the Roman imperial court at Antioch from the now ravaged city of Arete. There he discovers men who would...
Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. Ballista looks on helplessly, but vows under his breath to avenge those who have brought the empire to the brink of destruction with their treachery.
Betrayed by his most trusted adviser, the Roman Emperor Valerian has been captured by the Sassanid barbarians. Ballista looks on helplessly, but vows ...
AD262 - the Imperium is in turmoil after the struggle for the throne. Furthermore, Ephesus, Asia's metropolis, lies in ruins, shattered by a mighty earthquake. Its citizens live in fear as the mob overwhelms the city, baying for blood to avenge the gods who have punished them. Yet an even greater threat to the Empire advances from the North.
AD262 - the Imperium is in turmoil after the struggle for the throne. Furthermore, Ephesus, Asia's metropolis, lies in ruins, shattered by a mighty ea...
Warrior of Rome: The Amber Road is the sixth book in Harry Sidebottom's Warrior of Rome series. AD 264 - The Roman Empire is torn in two. The western provinces - Gaul, Spain and Britain - have been seized by the pretender Postumus. To the east, on the plains of northern Italy, the armies of the emperor Gallienus muster. War is coming. Everyone must choose a side. On a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, Ballista must journey The Amber Road to the far north to Hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birth. A fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword...
Warrior of Rome: The Amber Road is the sixth book in Harry Sidebottom's Warrior of Rome series. AD 264 - The Roman Empire is torn in two. The western ...
3rd century Rome, like you ve never seen it before: murder, coup, terror on the streets, counter-rebellions and civil war.
In a single year six Emperors will lay claim to the Throne of the Caesars
SPRING AD235
Dawn on the Rhine. A surprise attack and the brutal murder of the Emperor Alexander and his mother ends the Severan dynasty and shatters four decades of Roman certainty.
Military hero Maximinus Thrax is the first Caesar risen from the barracks. A simple man of steel and violence, he will fight for Rome.
The Senators praise the new...
A monumental new roman series is here.
3rd century Rome, like you ve never seen it before: murder, coup, terror on the streets, counter-rebellion...
`Absorbing and brilliant ... Game of Thrones without the dragons' THE TIMES The third book in Sidebottom's epic series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war.
`Absorbing and brilliant ... Game of Thrones without the dragons' THE TIMES The third book in Sidebottom's epic series set in third century R...
After all, Paullus has killed countless enemies on the battlefield - could he have brought his habit home with him?With the psychological effects of combat clouding every thought, Paullus must use all his soldier's instincts to hunt the real killer.
After all, Paullus has killed countless enemies on the battlefield - could he have brought his habit home with him?With the psychological effects of c...
