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Fire in the East

by Harry Sidebottom Book 1 in the Warrior of Rome series.

First published 2008

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In AD 255 Marcus Clodius Ballista, an Angle taken to Rome as a diplomatic hostage and remade as an imperial officer, is sent to command the remote eastern fortress of Arete. Shapur I of Persia is advancing through Roman territory, and Ballista must repair the defences, organise a divided population and prepare an uncertain garrison for siege.

Military engineering and close combat are matched by suspicion inside the walls. Religious tension, personal ambition and the possibility of betrayal make the defence of Arete as dangerous within the city as it is against the Persian army outside.

Historical Periods

Crisis of the Third Century235–284 CE Roman–Sasanian Wars224–628 CE

Genres

Historical Thriller War Fiction

Historical people

Shapur Ic. 3rd century–272 Valerian200–c. 260s Gallienus218–268

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