Delegates from Tripolitania startle Emperor Valentinian with their accusations of imperial corruption and appeals against barbarians destroying their capital, Leptis Magna. But a cabal of courtiers condemn the whistleblowers to lose their tongues-and more-for lying.
By 373, Roman Africa faces civil chaos. When General Flavius Theodosius marches to squash a Berber uprising, the Emperor sends along intelligence boss Marcus Numidianus to spy on...