Publius Crassus is a promising youth at the forefront of Rome’s nobility, who is eager to crawl out from underneath his father’s tall shadow. Impetuously, he joins the equally loved and reviled politician Julius Caesar on a military adventure to the fabled land of Gaul. But when the reality of a bloody war unfolds in front of his eyes, young Crassus quickly learns that there is little glory to be found on the battlefield. He is forced to decide what kind of man he wants to be, in the face...

Publius Crassus is a promising youth at the forefront of Rome’s nobility, who is eager to crawl out from underneath his father’s tall shadow. Impetuously, he joins the equally loved and reviled politician Julius Caesar on a military adventure to the fabled land of Gaul. But when the reality of a bloody war unfolds in front of his eyes, young Crassus quickly learns that there is little glory to be found on the battlefield. He is forced to decide what kind of man he wants to be, in the face...

Luitenant Alexander Piper is in 1794 eerste officier op het Engelse oorlogskorvet ´Champion´. Engeland is in oorlog met het Frankrijk van de revolutie. De opdracht is een nieuwe gezant naar Portugal te brengen. Dit lijkt een eenvoudige opdracht maar alles loopt anders dan gedacht. De omstandigheden brengen hem over de halve wereld.