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: The protagonist, Marcus Clodius Ballista , is a Germanic "barbarian" turned Roman citizen and high-ranking officer. His struggle involves navigating his dual heritage while commanding a city where he is often mocked by the very Romans he is sent to save.

Sidebottom, a lecturer in Ancient Warfare at Oxford, bases the novel on the real-life siege and fall of the Roman frontier fortress (renamed Arete in the book) in AD 256/257. Fuego y victoria - Harry Sidebottom.epub

: Sidebottom uses contemporary speech and expletives to bridge the temporal gap, a choice that makes the Roman world feel immediate and raw rather than like a distant museum piece. : The protagonist, Marcus Clodius Ballista , is

: A recurring element is the "game of spies" within the walls. Ballista must manage external threats while sussing out internal traitors (referred to as "corn men"). Literary Style : Sidebottom uses contemporary speech and expletives to

Book report: Harry Sidebottom's Fire in the East - I Live with Cats