Book description
The first book in a thrilling series of adventures set in Ancient Rome! For fans of Ben Kane, Conn Iggulden, Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow.
Death by your comradesā handsā¦
17 BC
Julius Quintus Quirinius, like many citizens in the years after Romeās civil wars, must volunteer with the Romanā¦
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Another rip-roaring Roman adventure in Britannia with more bodies piling up than at a supermarket check-out line. Good fun, exciting characters, and a good look at the early years of Rome as it morphed from a Republic to an Empire. Julius Quintus Quirinius is a young man caught in Rome's civil war. With both parents recently deceased, he has few options. He must either serve under the eagles or face a life of slavery.
Following six months of arduous training, his cohort is sent south, where it suffers a humiliating defeat and is punished with decimationāthe execution of one ofā¦
From Robert's list on Roman legions and the barbarians they fought.
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