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Storm of War: Empire XIII

Anthony Riches author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton

Published:16th Feb '23

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Marcus Aquila and his allies spearhead a daring attack into enemy territory, as three generals claim to be the true Roman Emperor.

A new civil war has begun: with the emperor Pertinax's murder Marcus and his protector Scaurus have escaped Rome, seeking sanctuary for their familia in the East.

But they are soon pressed back into service by Septimus Severus, the ruthless commander who has seized the imperial capital and who holds the military balance of power over his two rivals.

Niger, the would-be emperor in the East, is on the march with six legions, and Scaurus's legion is ordered to Thrace as a sacrificial advance guard, tasked with delaying them. Whatever the cost . . .

ISBN: 9781399701426

Dimensions: 236mm x 162mm x 32mm

Weight: 540g

320 pages