{"product_id":"trilogy-eduardo-kwiatkowski-9798254894506","title":"Trilogy: The VIRTUE of ROME: Book I: The Philosopher's Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if history's greatest mistake never happened?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA.D. 175.\u003c\/b\u003e The ice on the Danube breaks, and with it, the fate of Rome. In our timeline, Emperor Marcus Aurelius died leaving the Empire to his son Commodus-the cruel tyrant who accelerated Rome's decline. \u003cb\u003eIn this story, Commodus dies first.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarcus Aurelius, the last great philosopher, stands at the edge of the abyss: allow Rome to bleed in a civil war, or attempt the impossible. On his deathbed, he designs a desperate utopia: \u003cb\u003eThe Council of the Four Virtues.\u003c\/b\u003e There will be no single Emperor. There will be four.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Sword: \u003c\/b\u003e Tiberius Pompeianus, the general who prefers honor to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Purse: \u003c\/b\u003e Avidius Cassius, the ambitious aristocrat who rules with gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJustice: \u003c\/b\u003e Helvius Pertinax, the son of slaves who has not forgotten the sting of hunger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mind: \u003c\/b\u003e Claudius Severus, the jurist who believes the law can tame beasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBound by an oath of blood and surrounded by mutual distrust, these four rivals must govern an Empire trying to devour them. The Emperor's chair is empty, and the question is not who will sit in it... but who will be the first to betray the others to claim it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Game of Thrones\" meets \"I, Claudius\" in this brutal and enthralling political alternate history about the Empire that might have been.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eduardo Kwiatkowski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254894506\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Eduardo Kwiatkowski","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172833861887,"sku":"9798254894506","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trilogy-eduardo-kwiatkowski-9798254894506","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}