Defender of Rome
Defender of Rome by Douglas Jackson is a historical fiction novel published by Transworld Publishers Limited on July 5, 2012. This reprint edition spans 472 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Gaius Valerius Verrens, a celebrated hero returning to Rome after a victorious campaign against Boudicca in Britain. However, Valerius finds himself changed by his experiences, facing personal struggles as he navigates a city transformed under the increasingly paranoid rule of Emperor Nero.
In this gripping narrative, Valerius is tasked with a perilous mission to uncover a new religious sect that threatens Nero’s authority. As he embarks on a quest to capture the leader, Petrus, he confronts the complexities of loyalty and power within the empire. The novel delves into themes of war and military conflict, set against the backdrop of ancient Rome. Readers will find a richly woven tale that explores the intersection of personal sacrifice and political intrigue, all while Valerius grapples with the weight of his past and the uncertain future that lies ahead.
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“A master of his discipline rightly hailed as one of the best historical novelists writing today.”
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Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a ‘Hero of Rome’, Valerius is not the man he once was — scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought, his sister is mortally ill, his father in self-imposed exile. And neither is Rome the same city as the one he left.
The Emperor Nero grows increasingly paranoid. Those who seek power for themselves whisper darkly in the emperor’s ears. They speak of a new threat, one found within the walls of Rome itself. A new religious sect, the followers of Christus, deny Nero’s divinity and are rumoured to be spreading sedition. Nero calls on his ‘Hero of Rome’ to become a ‘Defender of Rome’, to seek out this rebel sect, to capture their leader, a man known as Petrus. Failure would be to forfeit his life, and the lives of twenty thousand Judaeans living in Rome. But as Valerius begins his search, a quest which will take him to the edge of the empire, he will discover that success may cost him nearly as much as failure.
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