Warrior of Rome I: Fire in the East
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- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
12 December 2011
Summary
The year is AD 255 - the Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every border. The greatest threat lies in Persia to the east, where the massing forces of the Sassanid Empire loom with fiery menace. There the isolated Roman citadel of Arete awaits inevitable invasion.
One man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling walls. A man whose name itself means war- a man called Ballista. Alone, Ballista is called to muster the forc…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141032290 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141032294 |
| Author: | Harry Sidebottom |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Release Date: | 12 December 2011 |
| Weight: | 316g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 132mm x 30mm |
| Series: | Warrior of Rome |
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‘Sidebottom’s prose blazes with searing scholarship’ The Times ‘A well-constructed, well-paced and gripping account’ TLS ‘The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction’ - Andrew Taylor, author of ‘The American Boy’
About The Author
Harry Sidebottom
Dr. Harry Sidebottom is a Fellow of St Benet’s Hall and lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford, where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art. All six of his Warrior of Rome novels are available from Penguin in paperback and ebook.
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