Birth Of Rome

Troy has fallen, Apollo is dead, and the old world of gods and heroes has been shattered.But from its ashes, something greater must rise.Aeneas-once known as Hector-has survived the destruction of Troy for a purpose beyond revenge. Commanded by Zeus to build a new civilization, he sets out with Sarpedon and the remnants of a broken people in search of a land where they can begin again. Their destination will become Rome.They will not make the journey alone.Ares, god of war, is given a new purpose and a new name: Mars. No longer merely an instrument of destruction, he must become protector, commander, and father to a people who need more than strength to survive. Under his guidance, the foundations of Rome begin to take shape-its streets, its armies, its laws, and the Red Legion that will defend them.But Olympus is changing as well.Achilles and Patroclus have passed beyond mortality, transformed into divine forces of Justice and Liberty. Athena must confront a world where wisdom can no longer stand apart from judgment. Poseidon faces punishment for his defiance, Artemis must answer for choices made before Apollo's fall, and even the gods begin to learn that power without accountability cannot endure.As mortals build a new empire and the gods struggle to redefine themselves, Rome becomes more than a city.It becomes a second chance.A chance for warriors to become fathers, for gods to become guardians, and for a civilization born from the ruins of Troy to create something the ancient world has never seen before.BIRTH OF ROME continues the epic mythological saga begun in Star Beside the Sun, blending Greek and Roman mythology, war, justice, redemption, divine conflict, and the founding of a civilization destined to change the world.