Ein Kampf Um Rom: Historischer Roman. Erster Band

A thunderous saga of the last Germanic kingdom in Italy, and its spectacular doomed end. Felix Dahn immortalizes the fall of the Ostrogothic realm in the sixth century, when the warriors who seized Rome from a crumbling empire must now defend it against the returning legions of Byzantium. At the novel's heart stands Cethegus, Prefect of Rome, a figure of cold calculation and burning ambition who will ally with anyone, betray anyone, to restore the ancient city to its former glory. Around him orbit the Gothic kings, from the legendary Theoderich to the tragic final rulers Totila and Teias, and the Byzantine forces of Justinian and the formidable Theodora. This is historical fiction written with 19th-century grandiosity: a tale of honor among warriors, the relentless grind of empire, and civilizations colliding. Dahn believed the Gothic kingdom's survival might have changed Europe forever. His novel argues that loss with dignity still echoes across centuries. For readers who crave epic scope, political intrigue, and the melancholy beauty of doomed valor.