SummaryThe Wall. When the Roman emperor Hadrian first envisioned
the awesome edifice in A.D. 122, he used stone, wood, and
iron to shield Roman Britannia forever from the unconquered
Celtic barbarians. Stretching over seventy milesto divide
the island, Hadrian's Wall has maintained the security of
the Roman Empire's northern outpost for more than two
hundred years. Now a Roman bride has come who will unleash
jealousy, passion, and an epic war that will shake a tired
and tottering empire to its core. Tribune Marcus Flavius has secured command at the Wall not
through battles fought or wars won, but through his
arranged marriage to Valeria, a senator's daughter. He
replaces a brutal veteran, Galba Brassidias, an ambitious
soldier whose skill in battle is rivaled only by his
Machiavellian brilliance. But Galba will do anything it
takes to regain his position and dominate the young woman
who fascinates and infuriates him. The intrigue on the Roman side of the Wall is matched by
the plotting of Celtic warriors determined to rid their
land of the invaders. They are led by the dynamic and
mysterious barbarian chieftain Arden Caratacus, a man who
seems to know as much about hated Rome as he does of his
own people, and who is determined to win the young woman
for himself. Theirs is a story of swirling emotions, ancient warfare,
desperate romance, and the final great clash of Roman and
Celtic cultures. All will be decided on the field of
battle, where the fate of an empire may rest in the
strength of Hadrian's Wall.
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