#1 – Rome: The Emperor’s Spy
In AD 64, Emperor Nero possesses an old prophecy that appears to predict the destruction of Rome by fire. Sebastos Pantera, an assassin and intelligence agent recently returned from Britannia, is ordered to prevent the catastrophe, while the young charioteer Math is drawn into a contest…
#2 – Rome: The Coming of the King
In AD 66, Saulos Herodian recovers among the desert tribes while planning to provoke the destruction of Jerusalem and the collapse of Roman Judaea. Sebastos Pantera follows him east, where the threatened King Agrippa and a politically divided court sit at the centre of a province…
#3 – Rome: The Eagle of the Twelfth
Demalion of Macedon joins the ill-fated Twelfth Legion and learns to value the soldiers whose harsh discipline and loyalty make the unit his home. During the opening of the Jewish revolt, the campaign under Cestius Gallus collapses and the legion suffers a catastrophic defeat at Beth…
#4 – Rome: The Art of War
Rome in AD 69 has already recognised Galba, Otho and Vitellius as emperors, while Vespasian is proclaimed in the eastern provinces. Sebastos Pantera returns to the capital to win commanders, officials and military units to Vespasian’s cause before rival armies decide the future of the empire…