Reviewers on Goodreads and Audible praise the realistic depiction of Roman siege engineering and battle tactics, which often surpass "Hollywood-style" portrayals.

The book features a younger, more calculating version of the future emperor Hadrian before he reached the throne. Series Reading Order

Set in , the story takes place on the Roman Empire's eastern frontier.

is the Spanish translation of The City , the second novel in Adrian Goldsworthy’s City of Victory trilogy . As a renowned historian of ancient Rome, Goldsworthy brings a high level of scholarly authenticity to this fictional series, which follows the adventures of the Roman centurion Flavius Ferox . Core Premise & Setting