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AD 86. The Roman Empire is under the rule of Domitian.Solanus is a ruthless assassin who serves his paymaster Quintus Fuscus. A battle-hardened Roman soldier, he is drafted into the Dacian wars. But he flees the Battle of Tapae after realizing he was walking into a trap. Guided back to Rome by a young Thracian, his search takes him from fierce gladiatorial contests in the Coliseum to the Emperor’s palace, via the grimy, dangerous heart of ancient Rome.David Adkins is a retired civil servant who worked for many years at English Heritage. He lives in Letchworth Garden City with his wife. ‘The Eagle’s Nest and the Wolf’s Lair’ is his first novel.