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Pacorus had believed the defeat of Crassus would signal the end of Roman interest in Parthia and for many years his kingdom knew peace and prosperity. But the vindictiveness of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt draws him and the Parthians into a new war, one in which they would be fighting for their very existence when her husband Mark Antony invades the empire at the head of over one hundred thousand men.
At first the new high king of the Parthian Empire refuses the assistance of Pacorus and his famed army, but as disaster follows disaster only Dura’s soldiers can save the empire from being swallowed whole by the Romans. An older, wiser Pacorus is forced to take the field against the might of Rome once more in a war that will be a turning point for him, the empire and his family.
A map of the Parthian Empire at the time of Pacorus (the 1st Century BC) can be found on the maps page of my website: www.peterdarman.com
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Peter Darman studied for a BA in history and international relations at Nottingham and then for a Master of Philosophy in history at the University of York. After university he worked as a research officer with the Defence Intelligence Staff in Whitehall, London. In the 1990s he worked in the publishing industry as an editor before becoming a full-time writer. He is the author of over 60 books, including 39 fiction titles. He currently lives in Lincolnshire, England.
