Scarrow weaves his heroes into real events with a deft hand. His Nero is terrifying and capricious * The Times * Exciting . . . even a non-fan of the genre will be enthralled. Decadent emperors, marching cohorts, grain ships, the Forum, the Circus, togas, brothels, gladiators, senators' intrigues, persecutions, the plebian mob - everything that is ancient Rome comes to life * Historical Novels Society * Praise for Simon Scarrow's novels
A fast-moving and exceptionally well-paced historical thriller * BBC History Magazine * A rip-roaring read * Mail on Sunday * Gripping, with an electric atmosphere and cracking pace * Sun * Plunges the reader as convincingly as ever into the violence and tribalism of Roman Britain * The Times *