Magnus Maximus 21 - Brent Reilly - Bog

After the ambush by the Saracens outside Jerusalem, the allied army invades Mesopotamia, only to find the Shah of Persia built concrete forts that deny normal ballistae. The conquest becomes a slog and the outcome is in doubt when Max shows up with a secret. The death of Emperor Valens makes Sarus the Goth go rogue. Cyrus builds a new capital, upon the ruins of the old. Max confronts Yaz, while old Persia has a new ally: the Gokturks.