Character guide · 9 books · 2009 to 2015

Anthony Riches

Historical fictionMilitary historical Ancient world

Anthony Riches's Empire series follows Marcus Valerius Aquila, a young Roman noble whose family is murdered by the emperor Commodus. He hides under a false name among the Tungrian auxiliaries on Hadrian's Wall.

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