<p><b><i>From bestselling author Douglas Jackson, a gripping and visceral novel of the Roman invasion of Britain, for fans of Conn Iggulden and Simon Scarrow.</i></b><br><br><b>"What stands out are Jackson''s superb battle scenes. I lost myself in the riveting depictions of combat . . . I was gripped from start to finish." -- Ben Kane. </b><br><b>"You will be reading this and saying to yourself, "Just one more page!"..." - ***** Reader review. </b><br><b>"THIS is the story I was waiting on!" - ***** Reader review. </b><br><b><br>********************************************************************</b><br><b><br>EMPEROR OF ROME. CONQUEROR OF BRITAIN. </b><br><b><br>43 AD. Southern England</b>. <b>Caratacus</b>, war chief of the Britons, watches as the scarlet cloaks of the Roman legions spread across his lands like blood.<br><br>In Rome, <b>Emperor Claudius</b> desires total conquest and dreams of taking his place in history alongside his illustrious forebears Caesar and Augustus.<br><br