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Warrior of Rome II: King of Kings
  • Published: 29 March 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141943251
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 544

Warrior of Rome II: King of Kings



The second novel in the Top Five bestselling Warrior of Rome series

AD256 - the spectre of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman Empire. The sparks of Christian fervour have spread through the empire like wildfire, and the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous and powerful men.

All the while, Sassanid forces press forward relentlessly along the eastern frontier. The battle-bloodied general Ballista returns to the imperial court from the fallen city of Arete - only to find that there are those who would rather see him dead than alive.

Ballista is soon caught in a sinister web of intrigue and religious fanaticism . . . his courage and loyalty will be put to the ultimate test in the service of Rome and the Emperor.

The Warrior of Rome is back . . .

  • Published: 29 March 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141943251
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 544

About the author

Harry Sidebottom

Dr Harry Sidebottom teaches classical history at the University of Oxford, where he is a Fellow of St Benet's Hall and a lecturer at Lincoln College.  He has an international reputation as a scholar, having published widely on ancient warfare. classical art and the cultural history of the Roman Empire.
Originally from Newmarket in Suffolk, he now lives with his wife and two sons in Woodstock, near Oxford.

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