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Brigantia
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Brigantia
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Adrian Goldsworthy
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Series | Vindolanda |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:464 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Historical adventure Historical fiction |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781784978211
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Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Head of Zeus
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Publication Date |
12 December 2019 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
From bestselling historian Adrian Goldsworthy, a profoundly authentic, action-packed adventure set in Roman Britain. AD 100: BRITANNIA. THE EDGE OF THE ROMAN WORLD. Flavius Ferox is the hardbitten centurion charged with keeping the peace on Britannia's frontier with the barbarian tribes of the north. Now he's been summoned to Londinium by the governor, but before he sets out an imperial freedman is found brutally murdered in a latrine at Vindolanda fort - and Ferox must find the killer. As he follows the trail, the murder leads him to plots against the empire and Rome itself, and an old foe gathering mysterious artefacts in the hope of working a great magic. Bandits, soldiers, and gladiators alike are trying to kill him, old friends turn traitor, and Ferox is lured reluctantly to the sinister haunts of the old druids on the isle of Mona, and the bitter power struggle among the Brigantes, the great tribe of the north... 'An instant classic of the genre' HARRY SIDEBOTTOM. 'An authentic, enjoyable read' THE TIMES.
Author Biography
Adrian Goldsworthy studied at Oxford, where his doctoral thesis examined the Roman army, and became an acclaimed historian of Ancient Rome. He is the author of numerous books, including Caesar, The Fall of the West, Pax Romana, and most recently Hadrian's Wall. Brigantia completes the trilogy of novels about Flavius Ferox including Vindolanda and The Encircling Sea. He is currently working on a new trilogy of Roman stories.
ReviewsGreat characters, great atmosphere, great read * Weekend Sport *
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