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Barbarian and the Throne

by Adam Lofthouse Book 4 in the Shadow of Rome series.

First published 2026

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Constantinople, AD 388. Videricus, heir to the Greuthungi, is surviving by theft when he encounters Stilicho, a rising Roman officer. Drawn into the army, Videricus must learn Roman discipline without abandoning the loyalties and identity of his own people.

As Theodosius prepares for another imperial civil war, Videricus and Stilicho move towards the campaign that culminates at the Frigidus. The novel places a barbarian recruit inside the military world that will shape the future of both Gothic leaders and the late Roman state.

Historical Periods

Gothic War of Valens and Theodosius I376–382 CE Battle of the Frigidus394 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction War Fiction

Historical people

Theodosius I347–395 Stilicho Eugenius345–394

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