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Author: Turney, Simon

Historical adventure

Published on 13 February 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Head of Zeus — an Aries Book) in the United Kingdom as part of ‘the Agricola’ series.

Paperback | 400 pages
128 x 198 x 27 | 284g

The new thrilling Roman historical adventure in a series based around one of the most renowned and intriguing figures of Ancient Rome.

In Nero’s Rome, ambition is a dangerous thing…

Agricola has won renown for his military exploits in Britannia. Now returned to Rome with his new family, he seeks to rise further – but life in the greatest city on earth proves more difficult than he expected. Roman politics are on a knife-edge – often literally. The Emperor Nero is unpredictable, the manner of his rule unstable. Agricola soon finds himself posted to the troublesome province of Asia Minor. The local governor is ambitious and dangerous. Falling foul of such a man could mean certain death… and yet a rebellious young warrior like Agricola cannot stay silent for long.

When Agricola experiences personal tragedy, he seeks revenge. Rome, meanwhile, burns in a great fire… but further tumult is to come in the wake of Nero’s death. Agricola must tread a careful path to stay alive through the Year of the Four Emperors… a year of blood and ruin throughout the empire.

‘You should be reading Simon Turney.’ Anthony Riches