Book description
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 to war.
Standing against the rising tide of Boudicca's rebellion is Roman
Tribune, Gaius Valerius Verrens, Commander of the veteran legions at
Colonia. Valerius leads the veterans in a last stand against the
unstoppable horde of Boudicca's rebel army. Step by step, the bloodied
survivors are forced back into the Temple of Claudius. It is here that
Valerius wins lifelong fame and the accolade Hero of Rome.
Douglas Jackson
turned a lifelong fascination for Rome and the Romans into his first two
novels,
Caligula
and
Claudius
. He was born in Jedburgh, in the Scottish Borders and now lives in
Bridge of Allan.
Hero of Rome
is the first in a major new Roman trilogy, featuring Valerius Verrens.
