Lynn Carter

Solitary Journey (eBook, ePUB)

Emperor Gallienus' Sole Reign During the Chaos of Third Century Rome

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In the summer of 260, Emperor Valerian confronts a Persian army in Syria. He is defeated and captured-the first Roman emperor to suffer this humiliation in Rome's thousand-year history. His army is destroyed. A number of generals and senators are killed or taken captive. Local successes against the Persians by several surviving Roman generals prompt one of them to revolt. That fall, the governor of Germania also revolts. Gallienus, now sole ruler of a seriously weakened empire, then makes two controversial alliances. He entrusts defense of the eastern provinces to Odenathus, the king of Palmyra, a Roman citizen and effective opponent of Persian aggression. Along the Danube, Gallienus concludes a treaty with the chieftain of a powerful Germanic tribe and marries the chief's daughter. But Gallienus is already married. Roman law forbids having more than one spouse. After his father's defeat, two revolts, and invasions from hostile tribes, Gallienus risks losing support of the Senate, who now questions his moral as well as his military judgement. Additional barbarian invasions and further betrayals threaten to overwhelm Gallienus as he struggles to overcome these mortal challenges to his reign.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lynn Carter
• Seitenzahl: 542
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798987065495
• Artikelnr.: 75204841

Autorenporträt

After high school I joined the Navy to see the world, most of which is covered by water as I subsequently learned, and became a naval aviator. After a tour as flight instructor in the advanced jet training command, I transitioned to the F-8 Crusader, deployed to the western Pacific aboard the USS Hancock and flew sixty-eight combat missions.I then earned a master's degree in Aeronautical Engineering before transitioning to the F-4 Phantom. Most of my F-4 flying was aboard USS Independence in the Mediterranean, western Atlantic, and Caribbean. I attended the Navy's Fighter Weapons School, commonly referred to "Top Gun," and published two articles in U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings magazine. I went to the US Naval War College's command and staff program then transferred to the Naval Air Systems Command in Washington, DC to work on two weapon systems, one jointly with the Air Force, the other with the Air Force and Army. I then transferred to Sigonella, Sicily, flying VIPs throughout the Mediterranean littoral in T-39 Sabreliners. I finished my military career teaching aerodynamics at Navy's Aviation Safety School in Monterey, California, and eventually returned to aviation to fly as first officer then as captain of Boeing 747s for Atlas Air, a cargo company in New York. Why is someone whose careers were in the navy and in aviation writing about an era that depended principally on land forces? While in Europe I visited many Roman ruins which profoundly influenced my decision to write a historical novel about the Roman Empire. Research led me to a father and son who became co-emperors almost by accident. The thirty-five-year-old son was told to keep barbarians out of the western half of the empire and guard against revolts by ambitious generals and governors, an all-to familiar occurrence since Augustus's reign. How he managed internal and external threats while dealing with issues of trust and betrayals made his story resonate for me. I hope it will for you.I have three daughters, one son, two grandsons, one granddaughter and live with my wife, Pam, in Bedford, NH.