<P><B><I>Rome, 410 AD</I></B><br><br>Half-sister to Emperor Honorius, unmarried and powerless, twenty-year-old Galla Placidia watches from the shadows as imperial policies are made and unmade. <br><br>Her plans to gain power and influence are halted when the city is besieged and captured by a vast army led by Alaric the Visigoth. Taken hostage, travelling out of Italy, Galla Placidia falls in love and marries a barbarian king. <br><br>At a time when Rome''s power is fast dwindling, its authority diminishing year upon year, she embarks on a dangerous and remarkable journey towards the imperial throne.<br><br>But what price must a woman pay for power?<br><br>This is the compelling story of a little-known, remarkable woman whose burning ambition saw her, against all odds, become empress of Rome.</P>
