From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, the final book in his authentic, actionpacked trilogy set on the frontiers of the Roman Empire.AD 117: BRITANNIA. Roman centurion Flavius Ferox is trying to live a quiet life of dignified leisure, overseeing his wife's estate and resisting the urge to murder an annoying neighbour until someone else does it for him.Dragged back into a life of violence, Ferox finds himself chasing raiders, fighting chieftains and negotiating with kings. Under the new emperor, Hadrian, the whole world seems to be changing: old friends are now enemies, enemies claim they are friends, and new and deadly threats lurk in the shadows.When Hadrian himself comes to Britannia to inspect his great wall, war erupts suddenly. Ferox is the only one who can save the emperor but with his family, and his own life, in danger, he must first decide whose side he is on.Gritty, gripping and profoundly authentic, The Wall is the final book in the City of Victory trilogy from bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Harry Sidebottom.
Ficha técnica
Editorial: Head of Zeus
ISBN: 9781789545845
Idioma: Inglés
Encuadernación: Tapa blanda bolsillo
Fecha de lanzamiento: 01/04/2025
Especificaciones del producto
Escrito por Adrian Goldsworthy
(Cardiff, 1969) es historiador especializado en hisotira militar del mundo clásico, dotorado en Historia Antingua y Moderna en el St. John's College. Asesor para diversos documentales de History Channel, ha sido también profesor en diferentes universidades, hasta que decidió dedicarse únicamente a la escritura. Su producción litraria se centra en Grecia y Roma, y entre sus obras destacan títulos como César Augusto o la serie protagonizada por Flavio Feroz (Vindolanda, Hibernia, Brigantia, el fuerte y La ciudad). Traducido a más de veinte idiomas, ahora se embarca en un nuevo tema: La Segunda Guerra Mundial.