Warrior of Rome II: King of Kings" is the second in Harry Sidebottom's vivid five-part series. AD256
- the spectre of treachery hangs ominously over the Roman Empire. The sparks of Christian fervour have spread through the empire like wildfire & the imperium is alive with the machinations of dangerous & powerful men. All the while Sassanid forces press forward relentlessly along the eastern frontier. The battle-bloodied general Ballista returns to the imperial court from the fallen city of Arete
- only to find that there are those who would rather see him dead than alive. Ballista is soon caught in a sinister web of intrigue & religious fanaticism.. .his courage & loyalty will be put to the ultimate test in the service of Rome & the Emperor. The Warrior of Rome is back... Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare
- he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action & knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom's recreation of the ancient world. Praise for Harry Sidebottom: " Sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship". (" The Times"). " The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction". (Andrew Taylor author of " The American Boy"). Dr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall & Lecturer at Lincoln College Oxford
- where he specializes in ancient warfare & classical art."