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Scourge of Rome by Douglas Jackson is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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For fans of Simon Scarrow and Ben Kane, the spectacular new novel in Douglas Jackson's epic series sees Gaius Valerius Verrens banished from Rome only to be caught up in one of the most savage uprisings the Roman Empire had witnessed: The Judaean rebellion and the siege of Jerusalem.70 AD. Disgraced, dishonoured and banished into exile on pain of execution if he ever returns to Rome, the former military tribune Gaius Valerius Verrens makes his way East through the death and destruction of the savage Judaean rebellion. Valerius knows his only hope of long term survival and a restoration of his family's fortunes lie with his friend Titus, commander of the Army of Judaea and son of the newly crowned Emperor Vespasian. But when he reaches the ring of legionary camps around the seemingly impregnable city of Jerusalem he finds Titus a changed man. Gone is the cheerful young officer he knew, replaced by a tough, ruthless soldier under pressure from his father to end the insurrection at any cost. Soon, Valerius finds himself at the centre of a web of intrigue spun by Titus's lover, Queen Berenice of Cilicia, and her sometime ally, the general's turncoat adviser, Flavius Josephus, who have

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Author
Douglas Jackson
Publisher
Transworld;Corgi Books
Published
2016
Language
EN
ISBN
9780593070598
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Fiction, History
Rating
4.5 / 5 (1,569 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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