It's 201 B.C. Rome has finally won her war with Carthage. The triumphant general Publius Scipio returns from Africa following his stunning defeat of Hannibal hailed as the greatest Roman to ever command a battlefield. All of Rome lies at his feet. Yet fame breeds envy, contempt, and slander. His political rivals accuse him of overt ambition and designs on a crown.

Marcus Porcius Cato, an ascending senator and notoriously capable orator, is among those who seek to tarnish Publius' shining star. He repeatedly uses political games, exaggerated allegations, and lies to undercut Publius' accomplishments and his name in one of Rome's ugliest clashes of over-sized egos.

Publius Scipio's son narrates this story that takes place over a period of twenty years, when Rome is the undisputed master of the western world. While Roman armies are winning wars in Greece and Asia, these two bitter enemies, Scipio and Cato, battle on the floor of the Roman Senate, trying to deny the glory the other has achieved. In the end, a great man is humbled by a simple and profound truth, success comes with a cost.

NOTE: What Price Glory is the fourth book in Dan Armstrong's five novel series that tracks one hundred years of Roman history from 220 B.C. to 120 B.C. beginning with his The Eyes of Archimedes Trilogly and concluding with Cornelia: The First Woman of Rome.