Rome

Highly recommend for anybody who loves Roman history, written by one of its true mastersPETER GIBBONS

Epic in scope and intimate in historical detailMATTHEW HARFFY

Authentic, fast-paced and immersive CHRISTIAN CAMERON

A masterpiece of late RomeS.J.A. TURNEY

Historical settings and characters that leap into life straight off the pageSCOTT MARIANI

A vivid page-turning epicANNE OBRIEN

For an empress to rise, a city must fall...

Rome, 410 AD

Half-sister to Emperor Honorius, unmarried and powerless, twenty-year-old Galla Placidia watches from the shadows as imperial policies are made and unmade.

Her plans to gain power and influence are halted when the city is besieged and captured by a vast army led by Alaric the Visigoth. Taken hostage, travelling out of Italy, Galla Placidia falls in love and marries a barbarian king.

At a time when Romes power is fast dwindling, its authority diminishing year upon year, she embarks on a dangerous and remarkable journey towards the imperial throne.

But what price must a woman pay for power?

This is the compelling story of a little-known, remarkable woman whose burning ambition saw her, against all odds, become empress of Rome.

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