The year is 265 AD and the once proud Roman Empire is coming apart at the seams. It will take a man with iron in his veins to set things right and accomplish the impossible. From a humble upbringing, a boy emerges who is destined to change history. This is the story of Lucius Domitius Aurelianus. Part Athenian To strengthen bonds of friendship, Gallienus sends Lucius to the Court of Odaenathus of Palmyra. Before long, he and his friends are drawn into a bloody struggle for power between the lords of the desert. It is but the beginning of Rome’s problems… The Harbinger bides his time and soon the savage Goths launch their fleet from the northern shores of the Dark Sea. One misfortune after another befalls the already crippled Empire. The writing is on the wall - evil is about to triumph. But the forces of darkness had not reckoned with the half-barbarian who walks in the shadow of the Lord of the Field of Blood. Only one man can turn the tide. It has begun.