A TALE OF DEADLY CONSPIRACIES, BRUTAL BATTLES AND DIVIDED LOYALTY His life in tatters, the nation over which he presided now annexed by Rome, Galdir returns to the city from which he once escaped as a slave. But this time he's no innocent boy, and he quickly rises to become bodyguard to Emperor Commodus. For in this den of thieves and scoundrels lies Galdir's only hope of persuading the Senate to rescind the Roman fetters that hold his people. But the veteran swordsman becomes caught up in a fight to protect the mad Emperor, and must face his own people in a cataclysmic battle to end all opposition to Rome. 'Protector of Rome' brings the epic tale of Galdir full circle-right back to the city that once enslaved him.