Gods & Legions af Michael Curtis Ford (Bog)

Forfatter: Michael Curtis Ford
Sprog: Engelsk
Antal sider: 400
Udgivelsesår: 2003
It is 354 AD. Julian, a young scholar in Athens, is the last survivor of a bloody political purge that killed his entire family. Unexpectedly summoned to the court of the Emperor Constantius, he fears the worst - only to find himself promoted to Caesar of the Western Empire. Julian proves to be a military genius, crushing the German tribes that have threatened Rome for generations. Soon after, defying his own emperor against overwhelming odds, he risks civil war and ultimately seizes the Empire for himself, becoming one of the most powerful men in the world while still only 30. Now the dark side of his ambition emerges. Julian discards the Christianity of his boyhood and sets his sights on the greatest conquest of all - the Persian Empire. In Persia, however, his gods and his sanity desert him, and in one swift stroke the course of history is altered forever . . .
Titel: Gods & Legions

Forlag: Orion Fiction
Sammendrag: Romanen følger Julian, en overlever fra et kejserligt blodbad, der i år 354 e.Kr. hentes til kejser Constantius’ hof og uventet udnævnes til Cæsar i Vestrom. Han fører succesfulde felttog mod germanske stammer og opnår stor popularitet i legionerne. Efterhånden vender han sig mod sin fætter kejseren og griber selv magten i Romerriget. Julian forkaster kristendommen til fordel for de gamle guder og planlægger en storslået offensiv mod Persien. Under felttoget i øst udfordres både hans tro, dømmekraft og mentale stabilitet, og hans beslutninger får afgørende konsekvenser for Romerrigets fremtid. Bogen blander historiske begivenheder med dramatisk fiktion og tematiserer magt, religion, skæbne og personlig ambition.
Type: Paperback