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In the next installment of the Marching With Caesar(r) saga, Titus
Pullus has died peacefully in his sleep after retiring as Camp
Prefect and achieving his goal of being elevated to the equestrian
order. However, Augustus has decreed that his status will not be
inherited by his adopted son and heir, Gaius Porcinus.
Consequently, Porcinus is still in the ranks of the Legions where
he marches with Tiberius Claudius Nero and his brother Drusus to
quell the first of what will be a period of rebellions that mark
the beginning of the career of the man who will become the second
Emperor of Rome. Meanwhile, Gaius' son and Pullus' namesake Titus
faces his own challenges as he learns what it means to be the
grandson of a legend.
This is the Second Edition of the bestselling Marching With
Caesar(r)-Conquest of Gaul. Marching With Caesar-Conquest of Gaul
is a first-person narrative, written in the form of a memoir as
dictated to a scribe of Titus Pullus, Legionary, Optio, First Spear
Centurion of Caesar's 6th and 10th Legion. The memoir is written
three years after his retirement as Camp Prefect, when Titus is 61
years old. Starting with the first volume in the series, Marching
With Caesar(r)-Birth of the 10th Legion Titus, along with his
boyhood friend Vibius Domitius, have joined the 10th Legion in the
draft of 61 BC, when Gaius Julius Caesar is the governor of Spain.
Titus and Vibius endure the harsh training, and participate in
their first campaign, the suppression of a rebellion by the
Lusitani tribes of Hispania. With this campaign completed, the 10th
Legion is marched to Narbo Martius, their new permanent home. Three
years after joining the legions, the 10th is called on again, this
time to be part of the subjugation of Gaul, one of the greatest
feats of arms in any period of history. During the subsequent
campaigns, the 10th cements its reputation as Caesar's most favored
and trusted legion, and is involved in most of the major actions
during this period. This second book of a completed series closes
with Caesar crossing the Rubicon, and the 10th preparing to march
to war, this time against fellow Romans. Critical praise for
Marching With Caesar-Conquest of Gaul: "Fans of Roman historical
fiction- or military fiction just in general- shouldn't miss what
looks to be one heck of a series." -The Historical Novel Soc
In the penultimate chapter of the saga of Titus Pullus, Legionary
of Rome, Titus has been promoted to the newly formalized post of
Camp Prefect, by Gaius Octavianus Caesar, who will become known as
Augustus. Sent to the wild province of Pannonia, Titus, Sextus
Scribonius, Quintus Balbus and Titus' nephew and heir Gaius
Porcinus, take part in a campaign by the grandson of the former
Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus. Meanwhile, Titus experiences both
the pain of advancing age and personal loss as tragedy shakes his
faith for the last time. Not only must Titus and his friends
survive the rigors of combat against the wild tribes that inhabit
the region that now makes up the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and
Romania, but they must worry about the political undercurrents as
Augustus consolidates his power. Will Titus and his friends become
casualties in Gaius Octavianus Caesar's relentless pursuit of total
control of Rome?
In the fourth book of the critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar
series, Titus Pullus and his 10th Legion are still in the thick of
the maelstrom that follows after the assassination of Gaius Julius
Caesar. With the disastrous campaign in Parthia behind them, Mark
Antony continues his struggle with Octavian, both men vying for
ultimate control of Rome. Enter Cleopatra VII, the Pharaoh of Egypt
and mother of Julius Caesar's son, who harbors ambitions and dreams
of her own. Through her son Caesarion, Cleopatra is a powerful
player in her own right in the continuing drama being played out
for control of the most powerful society on Earth. With Cleopatra
combining forces with Mark Antony, Octavian, the legitimate heir to
Caesar's fortune is facing the most formidable barrier to his
ascendancy yet. Through it all, Titus Pullus and his men must tread
a very careful path as the two forces head for an inevitable
showdown at a place called Actium.
In the third book of the critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar
series, Titus Pullus and his 10th Legion are still in the thick of
the maelstrom that follows after the assassination of Gaius Julius
Caesar. As part of the army jointly commanded by the young Gaius
Octavian and Marcus Antonius, Titus and his comrades avenge the
death of their general Caesar at Philippi, with the defeat of the
last of The Liberators, Brutus and Cassius. When the two triumphant
generals divide their victorious army between them, the 10th Legion
is fated to serve under the command of the older Triumvir, Marcus
Antonius, who leads them on a campaign into the wilds of Parthia.
Throughout all of the trials and amid the danger that is inherent
in this endeavor, Titus must also steer a course through the
increasingly turbulent and dangerous waters as the last two
remaining rivals for the ultimate prize of being the First Man in
Rome move ever closer to a final confrontation, one in which every
Roman in the Legions must choose a side. At stake is not just his
own reputation and life, but the fate of his beloved 10th Legion
Marching With Caesar-Antony and Cleopatra Part I-Antony is the
first of the two-volume Marching With Caesar-Antony and Cleopatra.
In the second book of the critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar
series, Titus Pullus and his friends in the 10th Legion are called
on to serve as the agents of change as their general, Gaius Julius
Caesar singlehandedly changes the Roman Republic to Empire. From
Spain and the dusty plains of Pharsalus, to the streets of Rome
itself, Titus must survive the battlefield and navigate the
treacherous world of Roman politics as he rises through the ranks.
Helping Titus are his surviving tentmates, including his best
friend Vibius Domitius, but like the rest of the Republic, their
friendship is tested by the strife and fratricide that comes with
civil war. At the same time, Titus has to deal with the challenges
that have confronted career military members throughout the ages as
he tries to balance the demands and heartache created by the long
absences from his young family. Nevertheless, through it all Titus
and the men of the 10th Legion continue Marching With Caesar.
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