The Last Gold of Rome: A Dual-Language Historical Novel in English and German

In AD 455, Rome is leaderless, weakened by murder, ambition, and fear. Across the sea in Carthage, Gaiseric, king of the Vandals and Alans, sees his moment. His fleet sails not as a mindless horde, but as a disciplined sea power intent on treasure, hostages, and humiliation.The Last Gold of Rome follows the crisis through several human eyes: Hildric, a young Vandal warrior of mixed Roman-African and Germanic heritage; Marcus Aelius, a Roman clerk struggling to preserve names as the city is stripped; Julia, a woman attached to the imperial household; Pope Leo, trying to secure mercy where victory is impossible; and Theodoros in Constantinople, watching Old Rome’s disaster become New Rome’s calculation.The city is not burned. General slaughter is restrained. Yet Rome is wounded all the same. Gold, silver, sacred objects, household treasures, imperial women, and human dignity are carried away to Carthage. What remains is memory, rumor, and the beginning of a reputation that will echo through the centuries.Presented in English and German, paragraph by paragraph, this dual-language historical novel is designed for readers who enjoy Roman history, Germanic history, language learning, and morally complex historical fiction. Read more