Roma, 410 AD
Twenty-year-old Galla Placidia is born of imperial blood but has no power. Fate has other plans.
After refusing Galla Placidia a noble marriage, her half-brother Emperor Honorius has abandoned the city and left it vulnerable to attack. Outside the city walls, an army of 100,000 warriors have surrounded Rome, led by the King of the Visigoths, Alaric I. Only the princess and her people remain, fearing the end of civilisation. Galla Placidia is taken as captive, married to a barbarian. She finds herself granted a freedom that allows her to rule when the world has fallen into chaos.
But at what price must a woman pay for power?
This is the gripping and compelling story of the last empress of Rome, who willed her way to the top and ruled when the world power fell into chaos.
Genre: Thriller
Twenty-year-old Galla Placidia is born of imperial blood but has no power. Fate has other plans.
After refusing Galla Placidia a noble marriage, her half-brother Emperor Honorius has abandoned the city and left it vulnerable to attack. Outside the city walls, an army of 100,000 warriors have surrounded Rome, led by the King of the Visigoths, Alaric I. Only the princess and her people remain, fearing the end of civilisation. Galla Placidia is taken as captive, married to a barbarian. She finds herself granted a freedom that allows her to rule when the world has fallen into chaos.
But at what price must a woman pay for power?
This is the gripping and compelling story of the last empress of Rome, who willed her way to the top and ruled when the world power fell into chaos.
Genre: Thriller
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