“EXSILIUM offers serious food for thought with this page-turning adventure of twelve determined families fighting to salvage their ancient culture.” – Amanda Cockrell writing as Damion Hunter
“Alison Morton proves she is a master of her craft with EXSILIUM. Her research and knowledge of the period is evident on every page, but delivered with the deftest of touches. As darkness closes in and they decide to flee the all-consuming clutches of a dangerous new fanaticism, the reader is swept along with the characters every step of the way.” – Douglas Jackson, author of the Gaius Valerius Verrens Hero of Rome series
“Exsilium is an extraordinary novel, and Morton’s knowledge of the late Roman Empire is amazing. She draws the reader into this largely unfamiliar world and makes it come alive.” – Historical Novel Society
“Morton skilfully threads this greater history into the personal plight of Roman families who choose exile to preserve their customs and religion. EXSILIUM concludes the gripping genesis story of the Roma Nova thrillers for new readers and established fans alike.” – Elisabeth Storrs, author of A Tale of Ancient Rome series
EXSILIUM spans the years AD 383-395, a period of mass uncertainty, shifting values and religious conflict. And we discover how many of the characters we met in JULIA PRIMA wind their ways through the dangerous labyrinth of the late Roman Empire.
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Exile – a living death to a Roman. Or a way to survive?
In AD 395, the Roman Empire is riven with religious conflict, dividing parents from children, brothers from sisters, and deteriorating into bitter violence. The Christianised state is intent on stamping out all vestiges of Rome’s thousand-year religion and threatens execution for failure to convert. But a group of senatorial Roman families, resolute in their traditional beliefs and values, has no choice but to go into voluntary exile.
Maelia Mitela, on the brink of ruin when her husband dies fighting for a tolerant emperor, grieves for her son lost to the Christians and is fearful of committing to another man…
Lucius Apulius, ex-tribune, true to the old gods, fixed on the powerful memory of his wife Julia’s homeland of Noricum, will risk everything to protect his children’s future…
Galla Apulia, loyal to her father, but as the eldest of four daughters only too aware of not being the desired son, and enduring the sting of personal betrayal…
A logistical nightmare, spoilt egos and heartbreak are challenging enough but the threat of forced conscription into the imperial army, barbarian raiders and a vengeful ex-spouse could sabotage their whole escape. Will courage, steadfastness and willpower be enough for them to survive?
Ebook: ISBN 979109731037
Paperback: ISBN 9791097310387
Published by Pulcheria Press 27 February 2024
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Alison Morton is the author of Roma Nova thrillers – INCEPTIO, CARINA (novella), PERFIDITAS, SUCCESSIO, AURELIA, NEXUS (novella), INSURRECTIO and RETALIO, and ROMA NOVA EXTRA, a collection of short stories. Audiobooks are available for four of the series. Double Identity, a contemporary conspiracy, starts a new series of thrillers. JULIA PRIMA, Roma Nova story set in the late 4th century, starts the Foundation stories. The sequel, EXSILIUM, is now out.
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