{"product_id":"the-last-of-the-romans-paperback","title":"The Last of the Romans - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDerek Birks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e454 AD. Northern Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDux Ambrosius Aurelianus has served the Roman Empire with distinction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis bucellarii, a small band of irregular soldiers, have helped to bring a fragile peace to the beleaguered empire in the west. But, with the empire now at peace, his master, Flavius Aetius, decides to chain up his dogs of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmbrosius and his men are left to idle away their days in a rural backwater, but Ambrosius' boredom is brutally swept aside when old rivals seize the opportunity to destroy him. Pursued as a traitor by the imperial guard, Ambrosius takes his loyal band, along with other dissident soldiers and a Saxon girl, Inga, into the mountains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince nowhere is safe, Ambrosius travels north, across the crumbling ruins of the empire, to his estranged family in Gaul. But there too, he finds nothing but conflict, for his home town is now besieged by a small army of rebellious Franks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreedom and peace seem a world away. Whatever course the soldier takes, Ambrosius and his bucellarii will need to muster all their strength and skill to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the twilight of the empire, they may be the Last of the Romans...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47415931109554,"sku":"9781910944431","price":16.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/6315573e4eca433c58e3c1a0ff8ed5a4.webp?v=1778391959","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-last-of-the-romans-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}