The Mask of Command

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Synopsis

Ross presents us with a vision of late Rome that is tense, exhilarating, complex and exotic... When a treacherous act of murder throws the western provinces into turmoil, Aurelius Castus is ordered to take command of the military forces on the Rhine. But he soon discovers that the frontier is a place where the boundaries between civilisation and barbarism, freedom and slavery, honour and treason have little meaning. At the very heart of the conflict are two vulnerable boys. One is Emperor Constantine's young heir, Crispus. The other is Castus's own beloved son, Sabinus. Only Castus stands between them and men who would kill them. With all that he loves in danger, Castus and a handful of loyal men must fight to defend the Roman Empire. But in the heat of battle, can he distinguish friend from enemy?

Book details

Series:
Twilight of Empire (Book 4)
Author:
Ian Ross
ISBN:
9781784975241
Related ISBNs:
9781784975272
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
464
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2022-12-04
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2016
Copyright by:
Ian Ross 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Literature and Fiction