Rome For an empress to rise, a city must fall…

<P>'Historical settings and characters that leap into life straight off the page' <B>SCOTT MARIANI</B><br><br>'A vivid page-turning epic' <B>ANNE O'BRIEN</B><br><br><br><B>For an empress to rise, a city must fall...</B><br><br><B><I>Rome, 410 AD</I><br><br></B>Half-sister to Emperor Honorius, unmarried and powerless, twenty-year-old Galla Placidia watches from the shadows as imperial policies are made and unmade. <br><br>Her plans to gain power and influence are halted when the city is besieged and captured by a vast army led by Alaric the Visigoth. Taken hostage, travelling out of Italy, Galla Placidia falls in love and marries a barbarian king. <br><br>At a time when Rome's power is fast dwindling, its authority diminishing year upon year, she embarks on a dangerous and remarkable journey towards the imperial throne.<br><br>But what price must a woman pay for power?<br><br>This is the compelling story of a little-known, remarkable woman whose burning ambition saw her, against all odds, become empress of Rome.<br><br><br><B>What your favourite authors have to say about Ben Kane:</B><br><br>'A rip-roaring epic' <B>PAUL FINCH</B><br><B>'</B>A truly vibrant and gripping read' <B>HELENA GUMLEY-MASON</B><br>'An epic tale' <B>MATTHEW HARRFY</B><br>'Historical fiction has never been more visceral' <B>JAMES</B><B>ROLLINS</B><br>'A tour de force on an epic scale' <B>DOUGLAS</B><B>JACKSON</B><br><br><br><B>Readers are loving Ben Kane:</B><br>'Powerful evocation of our history' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br>'An engaging and exciting read' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br>'Gripped me from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br>'Epic tales, gorgeous prose, non-stop action' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br>'Rich in period detail and lively in narrative' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐</P>