This book brings to life in sweeping color and romance the last years of the Western
Roman Empire. It focuses on the remarkable relationship of Empress Galla Placida and
the last great Roman General Flavius Aetius. This turbulent relationship, which this
historical romance sets squarely as a dramatic and star crossed love affair with the
fate of Empire riding on it, frames the history of Rome in the throes of decline,
but still flickering its thousand-year light on Europe, keeping the encroaching
darkness at bay. The brilliance of the protagonists, who faced down the threats of
Alaric, coups, religious conflicts, and Attila, is detailed in a sweeping tale of
Rome, fighting for its last gasps of air. Characters such as Theodosius, Stilicho,
St. Augustine, Alaric, and others fill the panoply and splendor of a dying empire,
and the two individuals who struggled, as they saw it, to maintain their world, even
sacrificing their love to achieve that end. Aetius and Galla are portrayed as
passionate lovers caught in the maelstrom of power and drawn to oppose each other
over policy and events, although always in love. Passion and love underscore
historical events and the fictional relationship of these two historical characters.
It is a full blooded tale that moves through history and romance, blending both in a
comprehensive tale of a world in transition and the people whose efforts held the
deluge at bay and transformed the very process of change.
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