Harry Sidebottom 
Warrior of Rome VI: The Amber Road 

Warrior of Rome: The Amber Road is the sixth book in Harry Sidebottom»s Warrior of Rome series.
AD 264 — The Roman Empire is torn in two.
The western provinces — Gaul, Spain and Britain — have been seized by the pretender Postumus. To the east, on the plains of northern Italy, the armies of the emperor Gallienus muster.
War is coming.
Everyone must choose a side.
On a mission shrouded in secrecy and suspicion, Ballista must journey The Amber Road to the far north to Hyperborea, back to his original home and the people of his birth.
A fearsome, masked warlord attacks, bringing fire and sword against the Angles. Yet not all welcome Ballista`s return.
Does treachery pose the greatest danger?
Dr Harry Sidebottom is a leading authority on ancient warfare — he applies his knowledge with a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama. Fans of Bernard Cornwell will love Sidebottom»s recreation of the ancient world.
Praise for Harry Sidebottom:
»Sidebottom»s prose blazes with searing scholarship» The Times
»The best sort of red-blooded historical fiction» Andrew Taylor, author of The American Boy
Dr. Harry Sidebottom is Fellow of St Benets Hall, and Lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford — where he specializes in ancient warfare and classical art.