Water From Darkness: Nero's Nile Expedition

By David Otte

An emperor's obsession. A deadly expedition. A mystery no one has ever solved.

Rome, 61 AD. Desperate to escape scandal and secure his place in history, Nero launches a bold mission to find the source of the Nile-the ancient world's greatest geographical mystery. But this is no simple voyage of discovery. Beyond Roman-governed Egypt lies a world of hidden kingdoms, violent river currents, strange tribes, and lands no Roman can truly claim to know.

Witnessing the journey is Gaius Longinus Verulus, a Praetorian centurion with a scholar's mind and a ruined past. As he and his fellow officers push deeper into the unknown, every mile brings new danger: treacherous waters, hostile terrain, uncertain allies, and the growing suspicion that the expedition's true purpose has been kept from them. What begins as a search for answers becomes a fight to survive-and a race to uncover secrets powerful enough to reshape the empire. Water from Darkness: Nero's Nile Expedition is a fast-moving historical adventure filled with mystery, danger, and the pull of the unknown.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GW22WJN1
• ISBN13: 9798254654049
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.7" x 6.0"