Fire and Sword

Name: Fire and Sword
Rating: 4.3 (516 reviews)

by Harry Sidebottom Book 3 in the Throne of the Caesars series.

First published 2016

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The struggle for Rome continues through the violent final stages of AD 238. After the defeat of the Gordians, the Senate appoints Pupienus and Balbinus, while Maximinus Thrax advances into Italy and the young Gordian III becomes the focus of popular and dynastic hopes.

At Aquileia, Maximinus finds a city prepared to resist him and an army increasingly weakened by hunger and doubt. In Rome, rivalry between the senatorial emperors and the hostility of the Praetorian Guard ensure that victory over one claimant cannot restore political stability.