The Caspian Gates

Name: The Caspian Gates
Rating: 4.2 (954 reviews)

by Harry Sidebottom Book 4 in the Warrior of Rome series.

First published 2011

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In AD 262 an earthquake devastates Ephesus, exposing old hatreds and leaving the city vulnerable to riot and political manipulation. Ballista becomes entangled in a blood feud before being ordered north, where raiders threaten the Black Sea approaches and the empire’s Caucasian frontier.

The campaign moves from a damaged provincial city to remote passes and contested borderlands. Ballista must negotiate with local rulers and Roman officials while confronting enemies whose mobility and knowledge of the terrain challenge conventional imperial warfare.