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Rome is fractured. The old gods are fading. A new faith rises.
Emperor Constantine, ruthless in battle and shrewd in politics, is hailed as the man who will unite the empire. But visions haunt him—of a god who suffers, of a cross in the sky, of a goat-headed figure from forgotten rites. As Christian bishops vie for power and pagan shamans plot in the shadows, Constantine must decide not only how to rule, but whom to serve.
When he executes his own son, Crispus, and falls under the influence of lies, grief, and unseen forces, a reckoning begins—one that threatens to unravel both his soul and the spiritual foundation of the empire he built.
Blending historical fact with mysticism, The Emperor, the Cross, and the Goat reimagines the rise of Christianity and the fall of paganism through the eyes of those who shaped—and were destroyed by—their gods.
Emperor Constantine, ruthless in battle and shrewd in politics, is hailed as the man who will unite the empire. But visions haunt him—of a god who suffers, of a cross in the sky, of a goat-headed figure from forgotten rites. As Christian bishops vie for power and pagan shamans plot in the shadows, Constantine must decide not only how to rule, but whom to serve.
When he executes his own son, Crispus, and falls under the influence of lies, grief, and unseen forces, a reckoning begins—one that threatens to unravel both his soul and the spiritual foundation of the empire he built.
Blending historical fact with mysticism, The Emperor, the Cross, and the Goat reimagines the rise of Christianity and the fall of paganism through the eyes of those who shaped—and were destroyed by—their gods.
Editorial Review
Showing Constantine from a young age, the story follows him through his struggles with his spirituality. He's drawn to the Christian faith like his mother, but reluctant to obliterate his pagan roots. This back and forth follows him throughout his life. In opposition to the relatively new concept of Christianity, we see the perspective of the pagans. They resent Constantine and his newfound ideologies and seek to preserve their gods and traditions.
I enjoyed the contrast of ideologies the author captured. I haven’t read another book quite like it.
Audrey Rostron
Reedsy Discovery
I enjoyed the contrast of ideologies the author captured. I haven’t read another book quite like it.
Audrey Rostron
Reedsy Discovery
