![]() ![]() Ordered to join them is Varus, a young Herulian freedman with little more than broken armor, an oathbound servant, and a mysterious connection to the Imperial Palace. Reeling from a pyrrhic triumph in Tauris, the Roman armies draw upon barbarian tribes and untested recruits to defend the Empire’s rich Mesopotamian provinces. Set against the invading forces are the undermanned and ill-equipped forces of Flavius Belisarius. Driving Persia’s invasion are the vaunted Immortals, an elite band of Persian warriors unmatched in prowess. Undefeated in over a century, the Shahanshah’s vast armies cross the Tigris, hungry to reclaim lands that once had been the jewel of their heritage. Suffering invasions, riots, and hunger, the decaying Roman Empire staggers against its most ancient enemy-Persia. The eastern provinces burn, and few dare to save them. ![]()
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