Empire

The Roman Empire as you've never seen it before. Continuation of the epic that began in Rome. The Great Fire of Rome, Nero's persecution of Christians, the impressive opening games of the Flavian Amphitheater. Empire tells the story of the most dramatic and defining moments in Roman history, through the choices and temptations each generation of the Pinarius family must face. A little over a hundred years separate the five generations of the Pinarius family. It is during this period that Steven Saylor builds his fascinating saga, in which the members of this family serve various emperors while trying to survive the deadly machinations of ancient Roman politics. While one family member becomes a plaything in the hands of the seductive Messalina, another falls in love with a Vestal Virgin. One is enchanted by Nero, and another becomes a member of the strange new cult called Christianity. In the sequel to Rome, Steven Saylor revives Ancient Rome in a novel about a city and its people who remain vivid in our memory to this day. • "I recommend it to any lover of Roman history." – Library Journal • “The Pinarii offers a wonderful lens through which to follow the lives of both emperors and common people. A fascinating historical novel.” – Booklist • “Steven Saylor masterfully chronicles a family's survival of the destruction of Pompeii, the Great Fire of Rome, and the persecution of Jews and Christians.” – Publishers Weekly