{"product_id":"empire-xv-field-of-blood-9781399741767","title":"Empire XV: Field of Blood","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnce more the Roman Empire has been torn apart by a war of imperial succession.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following the Year of the Five Emperors, three are left in the field. A final bloody confrontation between two of them is inevitable as the ruthless \u003cb\u003eSeptimius Severus \u003c\/b\u003eadvances through Cappadocia and Cilicia on the heels of the retreating legions of the Emperor in the East, \u003cb\u003ePercennius Niger\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Co-opted into Severus's legions are two veterans who had, after long service, longed for peace. \u003cb\u003eGauis Rutilius Scaurus\u003c\/b\u003e, restored to legion commander, and his client, the Tribune \u003cb\u003eMarcus Laticlavius Aquila\u003c\/b\u003e. Unknown to all but a few, Marcus is an Emperor killer. Perhaps this fate beckons him again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Niger retreats towards the impregnable fortress of Antioch, thus threatening to extend the conflict for years, it falls to these two men to plan a series of daring raids to delay the enemy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut it is not long before they are cornered on a climactic field of blood where one or other of the Imperial pretenders must be annihilated.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hodder \u0026amp; Stoughton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/16\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399741767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320","brand":"Anthony Riches","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452272636085,"sku":"9781399741767","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e9bed246-9dea-4cb2-99de-f1d7182708ed.jpg?v=1776826514","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/empire-xv-field-of-blood-9781399741767","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}