![]() ![]() Roman intelligence agent Numidianus' secret assignment, to spy on the Caesar Gallus and his vicious consort Constantia, tosses him into the court of Antioch's cesspool of corruption and violence.Should he risk his career by betraying the unstable Gallus to his cousin, the Emperor. The Back Gate to Hell: A Novel of the Late Roman Empire (Trade Paperback / Paperback) Packed with action and intrigue, "Usurpers" is sure to delight fans of Steven Saylor, Robert Harris and Bernard Cornwell. ![]() Worse, this mission means spying on the very man whose trust Marcus craves more than anything.Moving from the Late Roman imperial courts to Mursa, the bloodiest battleground of fourth century Europe, the ex-slave must outwit Gallo-Roman rebels, vicious imperial siblings and ruthless espionage rivals-all of them embers of an empire blindly smoldering toward extinction. ![]() igate a military conspiracy to usurp Constans' throne. His flight pitches him into a more dangerous assignment-to invest. In this second volume of the "Embers of Empires" series, Roman intelligence agent Marcus must escape the court of Emperor Constans when he uncovers the humiliating secret of the young ruler's vice-ridden entourage. Usurpers: A Novel of the Late Roman Empire (Trade Paperback / Paperback) ![]()
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