Harry Sidebottom

La historia de Roma como nunca te la habían contado. Inspirada en hechos reales, esta es la segunda entrega de una épica aventura donde los hombres matarán para sentarse en el trono del césar. Roma, 238 d. C. El reinado del emperador Maximino el Tracio pende de un hilo: al mando de un imperio debilitado por la defensa de las fronteras en el norte, las rebeliones empiezan a estallar en los confines de sus territorios. En Africa, los Gordiano, descendientes de una familia noble, conspiran para hacerse con el poder y sueñan con devolver a Roma su antiguo esplendor. Cuando el prefecto y hombre de confianza de Maximino es asesinado, el Senado, que sigue sin aceptar que un soldado y antiguo pastor vista el purpura imperial, respaldara la rebelion y los Gordianos seran proclamados los nuevos emperadores. Sin embargo, descubierta la traicion, Maximino actuara como el hombre de guerra que es y, con la venganza como unico objetivo, no permitira que nadie le arrebate el trono de Roma. Cartago sera el escenario de la batalla final en la que se decidira el destino de Roma. Como Juego de tronos pero sin dragones. The Times

La historia de Roma como nunca te la habían contado. Inspirada en hechos reales, esta es la tercera entrega de una épica aventura donde los hombres matarán para sentarse en el trono del césar. ROMA, 238 d. C. El imperio se encuentra en plena crisis: en Africa han fallecido los Gordianos y, en Roma, el Senado, que apoyo su rebelion, tendra que actuar rapidamente para evitar la venganza de Maximino, quien luchara por recuperar el trono. Dos senadores son escogidos para compartir el purpura imperial, pero la polemica se desata y las revueltas estallan en todas las vias de la capital. ¿Sera capaz el nuevo cesar de mantener la ciudad unida mientras los territorios mas lejanos del imperio resisten los sangrientos ataques de godos y persas? Maximino se enfrentara a un gran guerrero, Menofilo, para conquistar Aquilea, en el norte de Italia. En uno de los mayores asedios del imperio, su destino se decidira en una lucha por la victoria, por la venganza, por Roma. Como Juego de tronos pero sin dragones. The Times

En el otoño del año 255 d. C., Marco Clodio Ballista, un impetuoso oficial romano, viaja hasta Arete, a orillas del Éufrates, para defender la ciudad del acoso de los sasánidas persas, pero mientras prepara las defensas de la ciudad, descubre que hay espias entre sus hombres de mayor confianza. Todo resulta violento y apasionado en los confines del Imperio, incluso los sentimientos que la exotica belleza de Bathshiva despierta en Ballista. Fuego en Oriente es una novela de accion, de intriga, de amor y de traiciones que combina un nervio y una pericia narrativa que nos recuerda a Bernard Cornwell con una caracterizacion de personajes y un humor sutil cuyo referente mas claro es la obra de Patrick OBrian. En Sidebottom, profesor de Historia Antigua en Oxford, confluyen como en pocos escritores el espiritu aventurero, la perspicacia psicologica y el escrupuloso rigor historico.

En el año 256 d.C., la sombra de la traición se cierne sobre el mundo romano. La chispa del fervor cristiano ha prendido con fuerza, mientras el Imperio se tambalea y las fuerzas sasánidas siguen presionando sin descanso en la frontera oriental. Tras la caída de la ciudad de Arete, el general Ballista regresa desolado a la corte imperial en Antioquía, donde descubre que quienes debieran estarle agradecidos preferirían verle muerto. Más habituado a los rigores de la batalla que a las intrigas de la pomposa y corrupta corte del emperador Valeriano, Ballista no tarda en caer en las redes de una perversa trampa maquinada por enemigos poderosos. En un periplo que pondrá a prueba su coraje y su lealtad hacia Roma, su destino acabará convergiendo con el del Imperio amenazado por los persas. En Harry Sidebottom, el profundo conocimiento de esta etapa turbulenta y oscura del Imperio romano va de la mano de una extraordinaria perspicacia en la creación de personajes, una gran habilidad para generar intriga y un innegable talento en el relato de acciones multitudinarias y violentas. La aparición de la serie Guerrero de Roma es el acontecimiento más ilusionante de los últimos años en el género de la novela histórica.

What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy The life and times of the worst Roman emperor of all What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy Discover the scandalous life and times of Rome s worst emperor Buy the book it s very entertaining David Aaronovitch The Times On 8 June 218 AD a fourteen year old Syrian boy egged on by his grandmother led an army to battle in a Roman civil war Against all expectations he was victorious Varius Avitus Bassianus known to the modern world as Heliogabalus was proclaimed emperor The next four years were to be the strangest in the history of the empire Heliogabalus humiliated the prestigious Senators and threw extravagant dinner parties for lower class friends He ousted Jupiter from his summit among the gods and replaced him with Elagabal He married a Vestal Virgin twice Rumours abounded that he was a prostitute In the first biography of Heliogabalus in over half a century Harry Sidebottom unveils the high drama of sex religion power and culture in Ancient Rome as we ve never seen it before A Financial Times BBC History and Spectator Book of the Year Combining the pace of a novelist the training of a scholar and the instincts of a true

Para todos, un héroe. Para la muerte, uno más. Vuelve Harry Sidebottom, éxito internacional de la novela histórica.145 a. C., Calabria. Cayo Furio Paulo regresa convertido en héroe a su ciudad natal, Temesa, tras duros años de guerra defendiendo el buen nombre de Roma. Pero parece que un presagio de muerte sigue acechando su destino: pocos dias despues de su regreso, aparece el cuerpo descuartizado de un vecino, y Paulo se convertira en el principal sospechoso del asesinato. Paulo tendra que deshacerse de sus fantasmas personales si quiere dar con el asesino y limpiar su nombre. Porque sabe que es solo cuestion de tiempo antes de que se convierta en el proximo objetivo.Un thriller historico, tan apasionante como Aquitania. Mas adictivo que Juego de Tronos.Para todos, un heroe. Para la muerte, uno mas.Vuelve Harry Sidebottom, exito internacional de la novela historica.

AD 264 - The Roman Empire is torn in two.The western provinces - Gaul, Spain and Britain - have been seized by the pretender Postumus. To the east, on the plains of northern Italy, the armies of the emperor Gallienus muster.War is coming.Everyone must choose a side.On a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, Ballista must journey The Amber Road to the far north to Hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birth.A fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the Angles. Yet not all welcome Ballista`s return.Does treachery pose the greatest danger?Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare - he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom''s recreation of the ancient world.Praise for Harry Sidebottom:''Sidebottom''s prose blazes with searing scholarship'' The Times''The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction'' Andrew Taylor, author of The American BoyDr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall, and Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford - where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.

AD262 - the Imperium is in turmoil after the struggle for the throneFurthermore, Ephesus, Asia's metropolis, lies in ruins, shattered by amighty earthquake Its citizens live in fear as the mob overwhelms thecity, baying for blood to avenge the gods who have punished them

The third book in Sidebottoms epic series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war.Rome AD238. The Year of the Six Emperors.The empire is in turmoil. With the Gordiani, father and son, dead in Africa, the tyrant Maximinus Thrax vies to reclaim the throne.The Senate, who supported the revolt of the Gordiani, must act quickly to avoid the vengeance of Maximinus. They elect two Senators to share the imperial purple. But fighting erupts in the streets as ambitious men call for violent revolution.Can the new Augusti hold the city together as the empires farthest territories fight off bloody attacks from the Goths and the Persians in the east?In the north of Italy, Maximinus descends on Aquileia. Against the odds, Menophilus, an old friend of the younger Gordian, prepares to defend the town. In one of the greatest sieges of the empire, its fate will be decided in a fight for victory, for revenge, for Rome.Filled with intrigue, betrayal and bloody battle, Fire & Sword creates a magnificent world built on brutality and political games, where no one is safe from retribution not even those who dare to rule.

The year is AD 255 - the Roman Imperium is stretched to breaking point; its authority and might challenged along every border. The greatest threat lies in Persia to the east, where the massing forces of the Sassanid Empire loom with fiery menace. There the isolated Roman citadel of Arete awaits inevitable invasion.

In a single year six Emperors will lay claim to the Throne of the CaesarsSPRING AD235Dawn on the Rhine. A surprise attack and the brutal murder of the Emperor Alexander and his mother ends the Severan dynasty and shatters four decades of Roman certainty.Military hero Maximinus Thrax is the first Caesar risen from the barracks. A simple man of steel and violence, he will fight for Rome.The Senators praise the new Emperor with elaborate oratory, but will any of them accept a Caesar who was once a shepherd boy? And in the streets of the eternal city, others merely pray to escape imperial notice.In the north, as the merciless war against the barbarians consumes men and treasure, rebellion and personal tragedy drive Maximinus to desperate extremes, bloody revenge and the borders of sanity.Iron & Rust, the first book in a major new series, creates a world both sophisticated and brutal, yet firmly rooted in history; a world of intrigue, murder, passion and war, a world where men will kill to sit on the Throne of the Caesars.

From the bestselling author of WARRIOR OF ROME comes the second book in an epic new series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war. In a world of battle and betrayal men will fight - and kill - to sit on the Throne of the Caesars. Rome, AD238 Emperor Maximinus' reign hangs in the balance. At the helm of an empire that is bleeding manpower and money to sustain his wars in the north, rebellions flare in the far reaches of its territories. In Africa, Gordian the Elder and Younger are proclaimed as the new Augusti. A family descending from the imperial bloodline, they represent a chance for the establishment to take back the empire. In Rome, the first blood of the revolt is shed when an assassin murders Maximinus' prefect and announces to Rome that their ruler is dead and the Gordians have taken the throne. Still bitter at having a soldier from the barracks wearing the imperial purple, the Senate endorses the rebellion: the Gordiani are hailed as Emperors. But as chaos descends on the capital, news reaches Maximinus of the betrayal. A man of war, he acts with decisive brutality and violence. On the dusty plains outside Carthage, bloody battle will determine the fate of the Roman empire.

'Absorbing and brilliant ...Game of Thrones without the dragons' THE TIMES The third book in Sidebottom's epic series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war. Rome AD238. The Year of the Six Emperors. The empire is in turmoil. With the Gordiani, father and son, dead in Africa, the tyrant Maximinus Thrax vies to reclaim the throne. The Senate, who supported the revolt of the Gordiani, must act quickly to avoid the vengeance of Maximinus. They elect two Senators to share the imperial purple. But fighting erupts in the streets as ambitious men call for violent revolution. Can the new Augusti hold the city together as the empire's farthest territories fight off bloody attacks from the Goths and the Persians in the east? In the north of Italy, Maximinus descends on Aquileia. Against the odds, Menophilus, an old friend of the younger Gordian, prepares to defend the town. In one of the greatest sieges of the empire, its fate will be decided in a fight for victory, for revenge, for Rome. Filled with intrigue, betrayal and bloody battle, Fire & Sword creates a magnificent world built on brutality and political games, where no one is safe from retribution - not even those who dare to rule.

From the bestselling author of WARRIOR OF ROME comes the first book in a new series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war.In a single year six Emperors will lay claim to the Throne of the CaesarsSPRING AD235Dawn on the Rhine. A surprise attack and the brutal murder of the Emperor Alexander and his mother ends the Severan dynasty and shatters four decades of Roman certainty.Military hero Maximinus Thrax is the first Caesar risen from the barracks. A simple man of steel and violence, he will fight for Rome.The Senators praise the new Emperor with elaborate oratory, but will any of them accept a Caesar who was once a shepherd boy? And in the streets of the eternal city, others merely pray to escape imperial notice.In the north, as the merciless war against the barbarians consumes men and treasure, rebellion and personal tragedy drive Maximinus to desperate extremes, bloody revenge and the borders of sanity.Iron & Rust, the first book in a major new series, creates a world both sophisticated and brutal, yet firmly rooted in history; a world of intrigue, murder, passion and war, a world where men will kill to sit on the Throne of the Caesars.

From the bestselling author of WARRIOR OF ROME comes the second book in an epic new series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war. In a world of battle and betrayal men will fight - and kill - to sit on the Throne of the Caesars. Rome, AD238 Emperor Maximinus' reign hangs in the balance. At the helm of an empire that is bleeding manpower and money to sustain his wars in the north, rebellions flare in the far reaches of its territories. In Africa, Gordian the Elder and Younger are proclaimed as the new Augusti. A family descending from the imperial bloodline, they represent a chance for the establishment to take back the empire. In Rome, the first blood of the revolt is shed when an assassin murders Maximinus' prefect and announces to Rome that their ruler is dead and the Gordians have taken the throne. Still bitter at having a soldier from the barracks wearing the imperial purple, the Senate endorses the rebellion: the Gordiani are hailed as Emperors. But as chaos descends on the capital, news reaches Maximinus of the betrayal. A man of war, he acts with decisive brutality and violence. On the dusty plains outside Carthage, bloody battle will determine the fate of the Roman empire.

In the north, the savage barbarian tribes of the steppe grow bold. Ballista, warrior of Rome, is sent on an impossible mission - to turn the barbarians against each other. He will face the Heruli - the Eaters of Flesh, the Wolves of the North - most terrifying of all the nomad tribes. But as Ballista and his retinue set out, someone hunts them, picking his people off one by one, and leaving a trail of terror and mutilated corpses. Ballista, in a strange land, among strange people, is about to discover that the greatest threat sometimes lies among one''s own . . .