The year is 259 AD and the Roman Empire is tumbling down a precipice. It will take a man with iron in his veins to set things right and accomplish the impossible. From a humble upbringing, a boy emerges who is destined to change history. This is the story of Lucius Domitius Aurelianus.
Part IX: Issedonian
A disaster of unimaginable proportions has befallen Rome. Unaware of the events, Lucius and Hostilius find themselves prisoners, at the mercy of the king of kings of the Sasanians. The god-king banishes the two to a far corner of the world – a place from which none has ever returned. Shapur entrusts them to his Sogdian agents, but the merchants who control the trade routes care little for the whims of kings. Lucius and his friends are soon entangled in the machinations of the tribes that are vying for dominance over the lucrative Silk Route of Central Asia. Arash guides our hero along a precarious path where he makes dangerous enemies but even more powerful friends. While emperors and usurpers are destroying the very fabric of Rome, the god of war and fire is forging a warrior who is destined to conquer all.
The year is 259 AD and the Roman Empire is tumbling down a precipice. It will take a man with iron in his veins to set things right and accomplish the impossible. From a humble upbringing, a boy emerges who is destined to change history. This is the story of Lucius Domitius Aurelianus.
Part IX: Issedonian
A disaster of unimaginable proportions has befallen Rome. Unaware of the events, Lucius and Hostilius find themselves prisoners, at the mercy of the king of kings of the Sasanians. The god-king banishes the two to a far corner of the world – a place from which none has ever returned. Shapur entrusts them to his Sogdian agents, but the merchants who control the trade routes care little for the whims of kings. Lucius and his friends are soon entangled in the machinations of the tribes that are vying for dominance over the lucrative Silk Route of Central Asia. Arash guides our hero along a precarious path where he makes dangerous enemies but even more powerful friends. While emperors and usurpers are destroying the very fabric of Rome, the god of war and fire is forging a warrior who is destined to conquer all.