Vengeance

by David Donachie

Book 1 in the The Last Roman series.

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Young Flavius Belisarius grows up on the Byzantine frontier, where his father tries to resist barbarian raids and expose official corruption. The governor is forced to seek help from the magnate Senuthius Vicinus, whose betrayal destroys the family and stains the dead man’s reputation.

Flavius survives with a determination to punish Vicinus and restore his father’s honour. His pursuit of vengeance draws him into military service and imperial politics, where justice cannot be separated from patronage and violence.