As Rome reels under barbarian assaults a young girl must step upamphellipAfter the Emperoramprsquos unexpected death ambitious men eye the Eastern Roman throne occupied by sevenyearold Theodosius II His older sister Princess Pulcheria faces a stark choice she must find allies and take control of the Eastern court or doom the imperial children to a life of obscurityampmdashor worse Beloved by the people and respected by the Church Pulcheria forges her own path to power Can her piety and steely will protect her brother from military assassins heretic bishops scheming eunuchs andampmdashmost insidious of allampmdasha beautiful intelligent bride Or will she lose all in the tryingDawn Empress tells Pulcheriaamprsquos littleknown and remarkable story Her accomplishments rival those of Elizabeth I and Catherine the Great as she sets the stage for the dawn of the Byzantine Empire
