# An Emperor for the Legion

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- Book: [An Emperor for the Legion](https://www.bookquiver.com/harry-turtledove/an-emperor-for-the-legion) ([An Emperor for the Legion.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/harry-turtledove/an-emperor-for-the-legion.md))
- Authors: [Harry Turtledove](https://www.bookquiver.com/harry-turtledove)
- Publisher: gateway
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-05-7512-103-4
- Published: 2011-09-29
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Tribune Marcus Scaurus, leader of a Roman legion that was mysteriously transported to a strange world of magic, decides to challenge Ortaias Sphrantzes, who has assumed the throne of Videssos, after using sorcery to murder the Emperor.