The Emperor, the Cross, and the Goat: Constantine

The Emperor, the Cross, and the Goat is a reimagining of the ancient world crumbling into the Christian age. Constantine is the Emperor of Rome, hailed as the one to unite Rome and catapult Christianity as the leading faith, is burdened by religious tensions and political expectations. But waiting in the shadows are the whispers of a dying world and religions still practised. Faith becomes the catalyst for murders, secrets, and wars.The Emperor, the Cross, and the Goat draws on history, myth, an

The opening chapters immerse us in the fall of the Dacians and the silencing of their god Zamolxe, casting the story not just as historical, but mythic. With imagery of howling dragon-wolf banners, eagle-emblazoned legions, and temples crushed beneath the Roman heel, the book establishes a world where gods are very real—and very fallible. The Emperor, the Cross, and the Goat is a captivating, myth-filled recounting of Constantine's ascension that combines historical fiction, spiritual horror, an

This book is very modernist and impressionistic in style. It tells of the rise of Constantine, but also of the old gods such as Baphomet. A god clouded in mystery and memory, dwelling in the shadows. He is represented by an idol in the shape of a goat’s head, a symbol commonly associated with the devil. The idol is hidden in a cave beneath the earth, waiting silently to be remembered again.There are two children born, Grumaz to Khabur and Helena, destined to follow in the old ways and Constantin