Julius Julii: Power of the Julii - Softcover

4 B.C. During the Reign of Augustus as Princeps of Rome, Julius Julii, a distant relative of the great Julii family, loses everything when the villa he lives at is destroyed by bandits. With nowhere else to go, Julius is sent to Rome to serve his greater relatives. While in their service, he comes to make friends with his master’s daughter, a beggar boy, and a slave. Just when things begin to settle for him, disaster occurs. The diamonds given to the family by the Princeps himself are stolen in a political move to disgrace the Julii family and bring them to ruin. A race against time begins as Julius and his new friends struggle to find the diamonds and the person responsible for this theft. However, the theft of the diamonds is only part of a larger scheme and the company finds themselves trapped in a quandary of secrets and plots, many of which revolve around Julius. While dark and sinister forces make plans around him, Julius will discover a power within himself that will not only change his life forever but could also save the family before the wrath of Augustus descends upon them all. The first book in the Julius Julii series, Julius meets a new set of friends and starts his journey into a world of power and danger that will forever shape his future.