What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? The life and times of the worst Roman emperor of all.
Alexander the Great is just twenty-one years old when he sets out with a small army to challenge Persia, the largest and most powerful empire in the world. Prince of the Macedonian royal house of Lyncestis, he becomes Alexander the Great's general and most trusted friend.
From the bestselling author of WARRIOR OF ROME comes the second book in an epic new series set in third century Rome; a dramatic era of murder, coup, counter-rebellions and civil war.