Bantam Press, £14.99 This is the story of how Gaius Valerius Verrens, Hero of Rome, did just that and worked out who to support as the empire was torn apart by civil war.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Douglas Jackson is just one of many heroes in United Way of Roanoke Valley’s 100 Heroes Project. He sits down with 7@four about his nomination.

From the Greek, a “hero” is literally a defender or a protector, and there is very little doubt that author Douglas Jackson likes to play with the linguistic concepts of classical antiquity in ...

A prolific author of historical and crime fiction, Stirling-based Douglas Jackson produced the nine-volume Hero of Rome epic, which drew to a close in 2018. Comprising a more modest four books ...

Already the author of the nine-part The Hero of Rome series, Jedburgh-born Jackson intends Blood Roses to be the first of a four-volume series.