TYRANTS AREN'T BORN. THEY'RE RAISED.
Travel to the heart of a Roman dynasty drenched in danger and intrigue in master storyteller Conn Iggulden's bold and brilliant return to Rome as he tells the story of Nero - last of the the Julio-Claudian emperors . . .
'This pacy, bloody and impeccably researched novel will have you on tenter-hooks throughout' iNews
'Deft and robust storytelling, that whips through the history with plenty of blood, guts and plot-twists' The Times
'Epic and in a class of his own' Daily Mirror
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ANCIENT ROME, AD 37
It begins with a man's hand curled around another's throat.
Emperor Tiberius first dispatches a traitor.
Then his whole...
Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. He has written three previous bestselling historical series, including Wars of the Roses. Dunstan is a stand-alone novel set in the red-blooded world of tenth-century England, and The Falcon of Sparta is a stand-alone in which Iggulden returns to the Ancient World. The first book in his new Athenian series, The Gates of Athens, was a Sunday Times top five bestseller. Protector is the latest instalment in the Athenian series.
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