Douglas Jackson: 23 books

Voor fans van de Vespasianus-serie! 'Als ik Conn Iggulden of Simon Scarrow was, zou ik enigszins bezorgd zijn door de komst van Douglas Jackson.' - The Scotsman De grip van Rome op Britannia begint te verzwakken. Het Romeinse Rijk gaat gebukt onder de last van zijn eigen omvang en de kosten die dit...

AD 72. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, known as Vespasian, is Emperor of Rome – but his grip on power is weakening. Economic disaster threatens the city – and when Rome is threatened, so too is the Empire. Recently married and building a new home, Gaius Valerius Verrens thought he’d at last...

Gaius Valerius Verrens returns to Rome from the successful campaign against Boudicca in Britain. Now hailed a 'Hero of Rome', Valerius is not the man he once was - scarred both physically and emotionally by the battles he has fought, his sister is mortally ill, his father in self-imposed exile. And...

CLAUDIUS - EMPEROR OF ROME, CONQUEROR OF BRITAIN Emperor CLAUDIUS has unleashed the Roman legions against Britain. CARATACUS, war chief of the Britons, must unite the tribes for a desperate last stand. CLAUDIUS desires total conquest. CARATACUS will fight for freedom. An...

AD 80 Gaius Valerius Verrens is back where he belongs, at the head of a legion. But this is no ordinary legion. His command is the ‘unlucky’ Ninth, tainted by four decades of ill fortune and poor leadership. A unit regarded as expendable by Valerius’s superior, Gnaeus Julius Agricola, governor...

77AD. Gaius Valerius Verrens is an honoured member of Emperor Vespasian’s inner circle, but the enmity between him and Vespasian’s son Domitian means that, even in Rome, danger is never far away. Meanwhile, in the outer reaches of the Empire, in Britannia, trouble is brewing. The governor, Gnaeus...

Summer, AD 69. Rome and its empire are in turmoil, caught in the coils of a desperate and destructive civil war. The emperor Otho is dead by his own hand and his rival, Aulus Vitellius, occupies the imperial throne. However, a new challenge has arisen in the East – the legions of Titus Flavius...

70AD. Disgraced, dishonoured and banished into exile on pain of execution if he ever returns to Rome, the former military tribune Gaius Valerius Verrens makes his way East through the death and destruction of the savage Judaean rebellion. Valerius knows his only hope of long term survival and a restoration...

The Roman grip on Britain is weakening. Emperor Nero has turned his face away from this far-flung outpost. The Druids are on the rise, spreading seeds of rebellion among the British tribes. Roman cruelty and exploitation has angered their British subjects. The warrior queen Boudicca will lead the...

Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, the third Roman Emperor, is better known by another name: Caligula, a name synonymous with decadence, cruelty and madness. His reign was marked by excess, huge building projects, the largest gladiatorial battles Rome was ever to see - men and animals killed...

Deel 2 in Valerius Verrens-serie 'Interessant, leerzaam en uitermate boeiend!' - Goodreads.com 'Een meester in zijn vak en terecht beschouwd als een van de beste historische schrijvers van nu.' - Daily Express Gaius Valerius Verrens keert na de succesvolle campagne tegen Boudicca in Britannia terug...

Zwaard van Rome is het vierde deel in de uiterst spannende serie over het Romeinse Rijk 68 n.Chr. De wrede en krankzinnige heerschappij van keizer Nero loopt op zijn einde. Na een brand die Rome bijna verwoest, bezwijken de burgers nagenoeg onder een niet-aflatende stroom wreedheden en misdaden. Gaius...

Vijand van Rome is het vijfde deel in de uiterst spannende serie over het Romeinse Rijk De zomer van 69 n.Chr.: Rome en haar keizerrijk verkeren in chaos vanwege een wanhopige en vernietigende burgeroorlog. Keizer Otho heeft zelfmoord gepleegd en zijn rivaal Aulus Vitellius bezet de keizerlijke troon....

'Een meester in zijn vak en terecht beschouwd als een van de beste historische schrijvers van nu.' - Daily Express Wreker van Rome is het derde deel in de uiterst spannende serie over het Romeinse Rijk In het vervolg op Beschermer van Rome krijgt Valerius Verrens opdracht van de gestoorde keizer Nero...