The brand new thrilling Roman adventure - a Top Ten bestseller in hardback - from Simon Scarrow, author of THE LEGION and THE GLADIATOR.
Uncertain of whom he can trust, the Imperial Secretary Narcissus summons to Rome two courageous men guara.
It is feared that the heart of the latest plot lies in the ranks of the Praetorian Guard.
Treachery lurks on every corner, and a shadowy Republican movement, \'the Liberators\', has spread its tentacles wide.
The city of Rome in AD 50 is a dangerous place.
The brand new thrilling Roman adventure - a Top Ten bestseller in hardback - from Simon Scarrow, author of THE LEGION and THE GLADIATOR