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The Iron Gates
Rider of Rome (Related to this series)
- Author
- S.J.A. Turney
- Narrator
- Charles Armstrong
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 12 February 2026
- Run Time
- 8 hours 51 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
For Tiberius Claudius Maximus, newly-assigned rider in the Roman auxilia, the new emperor’s campaigns will mean facing the ghosts of his past, for a new war awaits, and fate draws Maximus back to Tapae. This time, will the Romans crush their opposition, defeat the dreaded King Decebalus, and win control of the pass that opens up Dacia: the Iron Gates?
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- Author
- S.J.A. Turney
- Narrator
- Charles Armstrong
- Duration
- 8 hours 51 minutes
- Release Date
- 12 February 2026
- ISBN
- 9781004242917
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
Synopsis
AD 101. Eleven years have passed since the emperor Domitian led a campaign into Dacia to chastise them for their incursions, meeting the enemy once again at Tapae, the site of an earlier battle. But Domitian is gone, now, and a new emperor sits on the throne: Trajan. This new leader of the Roman world is determined to succeed where Domitian failed: the total subjugation of Dacia.For Tiberius Claudius Maximus, newly-assigned rider in the Roman auxilia, the new emperor’s campaigns will mean facing the ghosts of his past, for a new war awaits, and fate draws Maximus back to Tapae. This time, will the Romans crush their opposition, defeat the dreaded King Decebalus, and win control of the pass that opens up Dacia: the Iron Gates?
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