title: Empire Betrayed: The Fall of Sejanus
author:  James Mace 
description: <span>Multi-time Ancient History best-seller James Mace developed hispassion for history at a young age, and has made Ancient Rome a life'sstudy. He penned the initial draft of his first novel, "Soldier of Rome: The Legionary", as a cathartic means of escapism while serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq from 2004 to 2005. <br /><br />His well received series,"Soldier of Rome - The Artorian Chronicles", is a perennial ancienthistory best-seller, as is his series about The Great Jewish Revolt andthe Year of the Four Emperors. In recent years, he has branched out into other historical eras, having written three books set in the Napoleonic Era, with a series about the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 planned for 2016.<br /><br />He can be reached via his website: legionarybooks.net<br /><br />Official Facebook page: facebook.com/legionarybooks<br /><br />Twitter: @LegionaryBooks<br /><br />Blog: legionarybooks.blogspot.com/</span>
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  > **SOLAMNIA THE EMPIRE**
  
  > A loyal vassal betrayed seeks  
  > revenge through any means.
  
  > A woman trapped takes the chance of  
  > freedom, only to become a weapon.
  
  > A leader who achieved everything only to become bitter and cruel faces a
  > threat he never expected.
  
  > For a moment it seems that Solamnia has found peace, but that peace is
  > shattered quickly by the revolts caused by the emperor’s harsh treatment of
  > his lands and people. The return of old enemies with new allies and new
  > treachery means that the emperor must make a stand to save the nation he
  > created. Solamnia will fall if the emperor does, but the emperor cannot hold
  > without his allies.
  
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  >  **THE RISE OF SOLAMNIA**  
  >  
  >
  
  >  _Lord of the Rose_
  
  >  _The Crown and the Sword_
  
  >  _The Measure and the Truth_
  
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  **MEASURE AND THE TRUTH**  
   **The Rise of Solamnia, Volume Three**  
  ©2007 Wizards of the Coast LLC
  
  All characters in this book are fictit