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Avenger of Rome by Douglas Jackson
Category: Fiction | Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens Ser.
Emperor Nero's grip on power is weakening. In every shadow he sees an enemy and like a cornered animal he lashes out at every perceived threat. His paranoia settles on the figure of Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, Rome's greatest General who leads the imperial legions in the East. So popular is Corbulo with hi ...Show more
Caligula by Douglas Jackson
Category: Fiction
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman Emperor, is better known by another name: Caligula, a name synonymous with decadence, cruelty and madness. His reign was marked by excess, huge building projects, the largest gladiatorial battles Rome was ever to see - men and animals killed in th ...Show more
Claudius by Douglas Jackson
Category: Fiction
CLAUDIUS - EMPEROR OF ROME, CONQUEROR OF BRITAIN. Emperor CLAUDIUS has unleashed the Roman legions against Britain. CARATACUS, war chief of the Britons, must unite the tribes for a desperate last stand. CLAUDIUS desires total conquest. CARATACUS will fight for freedom. An epic battle is coming. Heroes w ...Show more
Defender of Rome by Douglas Jackson
Category: Fiction
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 neit ...Show more
Enemy of Rome by Douglas Jackson
Category: Fiction
In the dry heat of an August morning Gaius Valerius Verrens wakes filthy and bearded and prepares for his last day on earth. Wrongly accused by enemies on his own side, Valerius is destined to die a coward's death for deserting his legion on the field of Bedriacum. It is the summer of AD 69 and after a ...Show more
Glory of Rome (Gaius Valerius Verrens 8) by Douglas Jackson
Category: Fiction | Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens Ser.
77AD. Gaius Valerius Verrens is an honoured member of Emperor Vespasian’s inner circle, but the enmity between him and Vespasian’s son Domitian means that, even in Rome, danger is never far away. Meanwhile, in the outer reaches of the Empire, in Britannia, trouble is brewing. The governor, Gnaeus Julius ...Show more
Glory of Rome: (Gaius Valerius Verrens 8) by Jackson Douglas
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens Ser.
Gaius Valerius Verrens, once the friend of emperors and sometime Hero of Rome, returns to the furthest reaches of the Empire - to Britannia - to lead the Ninth Legion in its bid to quell a savage uprising by the Celtic tribes and their defiant and scheming Druids... A riveting and all-action historical ...Show more
Hammer of Rome - Gaius Valerius Verrens 9 by Douglas Jackson
Category: Fiction | Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens Ser.
Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, this formidable and compelling historical thriller from bestselling author Douglas Jackson will have you absolutely gripped...Spectacular and satisfying...thrilling and dramatic...Roman historical fiction at its very best -- SUNDAY EXPRESSDouglas Jackson i ...Show more
Hammer of Rome - Gaius Valerius Verrens 9 by Douglas Jackson
Category: Fiction | Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens Ser.
AD 80 Gaius Valerius Verrens is back where he belongs, at the head of a legion. But this is no ordinary legion. His command is the 'unlucky' Ninth, tainted by four decades of ill fortune and poor leadership. A unit regarded as expendable by Valerius's superior, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, governor of Britan ...Show more
Hammer of Rome: Gaius Valerius Verrens 9 by Jackson, Douglas
Category: Fiction | Series: Gaius Valerius Verrens Ser.
Brittania, AD 80. Gaius Valerius Verrens leads the ill-fated Ninth Legion north to face their destiny . . . With Hammer of Rome Douglas Jackson brings his epic Roman historical adventure to a triumphant close. Perfect for fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, this formidable and compelling historical thr ...Show more
Hero of Rome by Douglas Jackson
Category: Fiction
The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the tribes ...Show more