First King of Britain

Magnus Maximus was a real Roman general who became Rome's only third co-emperor in 383 AD – an unprecedented three accepted emperors at the same time. Magnus Maximus translates as Maximum Great – that's his real name. His cousin Theodosius the Great was the last emperor of a united Roman Empire before it fractured into East and West. Magnus' descendant Petronius Maximus was emperor right before Vandals sacked Rome in 455. This intense historical thriller starts in 367 AD with real events: Saxons, Scotti, Picts, Hiberni, and Attacotti attack Britannia to drive out Romans, killing 100,000 Britons in what historians call The Great Conspiracy. Emperor Valentinian sends Magnus Maximus with four legions in a war that decides the fate of the Roman Empire – and western civilization.