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Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Keith Hockton, FRAS, is a publisher, podcaster, writer and author based in Penang, Malaysia. He is South East Asian Editor for International Living, a lifestyle based magazine. He lectures internationally on history and Malaysia and is passionate about making history fun and accessible to all. Keith is a Fellow of The Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
His published books include:
• Atlas of Australian Dive Sites - Travellers Edition (Harper Collins Australia, 2003).
• Penang - An inside guide to its historic homes, buildings, monuments and parks (MPH Publishing, 2012; 2nd Edition 2014; 3rd Edition 2017).
• Festivals of Malaysia (Trafalgar Publishing, 2015).
• The Habitat Penang Hill: a pocket history (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Alana and the Secret Life of Trees at Night (Entrepot Publishing, 2018)
• Penang Then & Now: A Century of Change in Pictures (Entrepot Publishing, 2019; 2nd Edition 2021)
• Bersama Lima - Five Together (Entrepot Publishing, 2022)
Rearview Mirror Chronicles
Crossing of the Rubicon - The Die is Cast
The year is 49 BC, and Rome teeters on the edge of chaos. Julius Caesar, a brilliant general with legions of fiercely loyal soldiers, stands on the banks of the Rubicon River—a shallow stream marking the point of no return. Behind him lies the safety of his command in Gaul; ahead, the looming threat of civil war. The Senate has ordered him to disband his army, but for Caesar, that would mean political suicide. With the future of Rome hanging in the balance, he utters the fateful words, "Alea iacta est"—the die is cast. What could drive a man to risk it all and defy the very heart of the Roman Republic? The answer lies not just in ambition, but in a story of betrayal, power, and destiny.