"Juno Moneta" is a richly detailed narrative that blends historical accuracy with emotional depth and philosophical reflection. Set during the turbulent era of second century BCE Rome the narrative follows the career of Marcus Latinius, a provincial knight, from a boy mourning the death of his father to the disillusioned soldier and man grappling with the moral compromises of war and the collapse of societal values. Against the dramatic backdrop of such pivotal events as the Numantine Wars, the Third Punic War and the final destruction of Carthage, and the political violence in Rome that leads to the assassinations of the Gracchi brothers, Marcus confronts questions of fate, justice, and the human cost of Rome's imperial ambitions.