The Pillars of Rome

✍ Scribed by Ludlow, Jack

• Book ID: 108632471
• Publisher: Allison & Busby
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 203 KB
• Series: Republic, 1
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780749040901

✦ Synopsis

With barbarians at the gate and enemies within, two men must fight for the soul of the Republic and the greatest empire in the world.

A cave hacked out by rock, lit by flickering torches...two young boys appeal to the famed Roman oracle for a glimpse into their future. The Sybil draws a blood-red shape of an eagle with wings outstretched: an omen of death. As they flee from the cave in fear, Aulus and Lucius make an oath of loyalty until death. An oath that will be tested in years to come.

Thirty years on and Aulus, now Rome's most successful general, faces his toughest battle. Barbarian rebels have captured his wife and demanding the withdrawal of Roman legions from their land in return for her life. It is unthinkable for Aulus to agree, and he fears her life must be forfeit to Rome. Meanwhile Lucius has risen to a high rank in the Senate; a position he uses and abuses. But when Lucius is suspected of arranging a murder, the very foundations of the Republic are...