Book description
Valerio Massimo Manfredi's The Last Legion opens on the day that the Western Roman Empire collapses finally in 470AD, as the Last Emperor of Rome is encamped and protected by the Nova Invicta Legion. All is lost in the space of a few minutes as a horde of Barbarians sweep…
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Manfredi is a genius at whisking you back in time to the era of his stories, and this tale is probably the best example.
I found myself gripped by the opening: the dwindling Empire is riddled with invading tribes, and all seems lost. Just as the Roman boy emperor Romulus Augustulus and his generals hatch a plan to raise a new legion and turn the tide, the army of Odoacer swoops in across the capital and ends the Western Roman Empire forever.
What a start! I was left dazed, seeing the ashes of the Empire swirling around me in my…
From Gordon's list on the fall of the Roman Empire.
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