The Shadow of Lyon (The Ghost of Rome Book 3)

The Adrianople Accords settled the Second Gothic War, turning a horde of heathen invaders into citizens of Eastern Rome. Civil war persisted in the West, the Persian Empire was once more threatening Rome’s vast eastern frontier, and the eastern armies were decimated by Emperor Valens’ wholesale defeat at Adrianople. Should the Goths return to the warpath, Emperor Theodosius would be hard pressed to quiet their rebellion. Avoiding this unfortunate fate required the placating of the Goths in a manner that allowed their slow and steady assimilation into eastern society, a process that was easier said than done. Born enemies, the Romans and Goths were being asked to greet each other as friends, but old habits die hard.The Shadow of Lyon is the enthralling Third installment of the epic Roman saga The Ghost of Rome. Read more