"Superb ... For fans of steven saylor and conn iggulden." Richard Foreman ROME. 42 BC. Rome and its empire are in turmoil. Severed heads fill the Forum. Cicero's remains among them, more than two months after his death. Power lies with Antony and Caesar's adopted son and heir Octavianus. Their reign of terror continues but too many of their proscribed enemies are escaping their clutches. And Brutus and Cassius still oppose...