Wolves of Rome

BOUND BY BLOOD. DIVIDED BY AN EMPIRE.Deep in a dark, foreboding forest, the Roman Empire will face its bloodiest test.3 BC. Two wild Germanic brothers, Armin and Wulf, are held hostage in Rome to keep their father from rebelling against the Empire. As the years pass, they are moulded into ideal soldiers: brave, disciplined, ruthless. Attributes that are to be tested when a conspiracy arises, threatening their emperor and the Empire’s future ...As serving Roman soldiers, the brothers are separated at opposite ends of the Empire, each proving their bloody might on the battlefield. But Armin begins to realise that no matter how far he travels and how many lives he takes, he has an inescapable bond to his father, mother and the tribes of Germania. His goal: to unite them all under one banner.Wulf, though, remains loyal to Rome and it soon becomes clear that both he and the might of the Roman Empire are the only obstacles standing between Armin and his dream of freedom for the Germanic people ...

'Has all the elements of a truly epic novel ... jam-packed with excitement, danger, love, revenge, mystery and myth.' -- Historical Novels Review
'Stand aside Gladiator, the real classics are coming.' -- The Independent
‘Where Manfredi excels ... is in his mastery of detail.’ -- The Sunday Express

Valerio Massimo Manfredi is an Italian historian, writer, essayist, archaeologist and journalist. Valerio Massimo Manfredi defines himself "Ancient World Topographer". Since 1978 he spends his time teaching in several European universities, digging ruins in the Mediterranean and in the Middle East, and writing wonderful novels. He lives and works in his country house of Piumazzo di Castelfranco Emilia, near Modena. Richard Hollingworth is a British actor who was the resident voice coach at DNA Performance Resource in Manchester which included workshops on accents, voice on stage, voice on screen and voice for radio. Richard worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company on their production of Adelaide Road and works regularly with the 4diobooks website. He provides voiceovers for numerous TV and web advert campaigns, as well as writing, voicing, recording and producing comedy podcasts and voice demos.

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