The Gates of Rome

On an estate just outside Rome in the first century BC, two boys share hardships as they prepare for lives as soldiers and leaders, friends and rivals. Yet Gaius and Marcus have barely reached manhood when their home is threatened by slave riots and they have to battle for their lives. Forced to make their own way, the young men waste no time in savouring all the city’s temptations – and dangers. Brilliantly interweaving history and adventure, The Gates of Rome is the first in an epic series of ambition and rivalry, bravery and betrayal, from an outstanding voice in historical fiction.

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