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Rome

By: Ben Kane
Narrated by: Emer Heatley
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'Historical settings and characters that leap into life straight off the page' SCOTT MARIANI

'A vivid page-turning epic' ANNE O'BRIEN

'Engaging, immersive, thrilling. Highly recommend for anybody who loves Roman history, written by one of its true masters' PETER GIBBONS


For an empress to rise, a city must fall...

Rome, 410 AD

Half-sister to Emperor Honorius, unmarried and powerless, twenty-year-old Galla Placidia watches from the shadows as imperial policies are made and unmade.

Her plans to gain power and influence are halted when the city is besieged and captured by a vast army led by Alaric the Visigoth. Taken hostage, travelling out of Italy, Galla Placidia falls in love and marries a barbarian king.

At a time when Rome's power is fast dwindling, its authority diminishing year upon year, she embarks on a dangerous and remarkable journey towards the imperial throne.

But what price must a woman pay for power?

This is the compelling story of a little-known, remarkable woman whose burning ambition saw her, against all odds, become empress of Rome.



©2025 Ben Kane (P)2025 Orion Publishing Group Limited
Ancient Genre Fiction Historical Fiction War & Military Rome City

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Unfortunately I couldn’t get even half way because of the narration. The words came out like bursts of machine gun fire with gaps in between. There was no flow at all. Sorry

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Difficult to follow and with a female narrator it’s like a Motörhead track sung by Celine Dion.
If this is the way forward then I’m cancelling my Audible subscription.

Absolute pants!

Not one of his best.

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