Constantine has been in power for twenty years when a moment of real danger arrives.

Christianity is on the rise in Rome thanks to Constantine, and peace has finally come to the empire, but many are unhappy with the changes and his family is in turmoil.  

His wife, Fausta, is expecting a child, but she is looking for ways to end the pregnancy. His son, Crispus, is waiting for the date when his father will abdicate. A feast held in Rome to celebrate Constantine's arrival there ends with a poisoning, and then the priestess, Paulina, who is in charge of creating the first St. Peter's, is kidnapped.  

Constantine heads for New Rome. His mother, Helena, is in Jerusalem. She has found what could be the True Cross. A ceremony to dedicate New Rome, the city that later becomes Constantinople, would be the ideal moment to unveil it.  

Will the followers of the old gods find a way to stop the dedication? And will Fausta, the empress, find a way to stop Juliana, the emperor's Saxon bodyguard, from taking everything from her and her family? 

The last full novel in this epic series continues the story of the first Christian emperor in an unexpected and shocking way. Do not miss it.