This is the second book I read and review in this excellent historical series, review of the first one here, and I found it even more exciting and fascinating than the first one.
The authors did an excellent works in describing this very complex historical time and turning it into a gripping, informative and entertaining novel.
I think that this part of the Roman history can be sometimes confusing as there are plenty of intrigues, political alliances and historical facts to take into account: the Empire is collapsing, barbarians are at the door and gaining ground. The number of Christians is growing and it’s becoming a wide spread religion even if it will still take centuries before becoming the main European religion.
This is the background of the novel and Constantine and Maxentius are at the centre of the stage. I’m happy I got to know more about Maxentius and appreciate this complex and fascinating man whose name is part of the the history but whose story is never told.
Constantine is the man of the history, the man that can manage to change the history and give new life to the Empire.
Both are well thought and vivid. I love both of them for different reasons and I was enthralled by this novel turning pages as fast as I could. Even if I knew what will happen I turned pages as fast as I could savouring the battled, the descriptions of the intrigues, and the turns and twists of this story.
I can’t wait to read the next book in this story and I would love to read novels about the Constantinian dynasty written by this authors as this another part of history that is quite fascinating.
It’s strongly recommended.
Many thanks to Aria & Aries and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine