Ross, Ian <br/><br/>
Swords around the throne / 
Ian Ross 
 - United Kingdom  Head of Zeus Ltd.,  2015 
 - 415 p. 
 - Twilight of Empire .
<br/><br/> The old order is changing. Centurion Aurelius Castus has been summoned back from Britain to find himself caught up in a treasonous conspiracy threatening to bring down the Emperor Constantine.<br/><br/>Rewarded for saving the emperor’s life, Castus is promoted to the elite imperial bodyguard: the swords around the throne. But he soon discovers the court to be as dangerous as the battlefield. Behind the gilded facade of empire lurks a nest of traitors and one relentless enemy.<br/><br/>Rome is in peril... The old order is changing. Centurion Aurelius Castus has been summoned back from Britain to find himself caught up in a treasonous conspiracy threatening to bring down the Emperor Constantine. Rewarded for saving the emperor's life, Castus is promoted to the elite imperial bodyguard: the swords around the throne. But he soon discovers the court to be as dangerous as the battlefield. Behind the gilded facade of empire lurks a nest of traitors and one relentless enemy.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781788542746 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fiction
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>Fiction ROS-I