Centurion: A Novel of Ancient Rome
Based on the disastrous foray into Germania in 9 A.D. by Roman General Quintilius Varus, Centurion shows us the campaign through the eyes of a career soldier, Senior Centurion Glaxus Claudius Valtinius. Nearing retirement, Glaxus looks forward to a quiet life and marriage to Calvinia, the woman he has loved for many years. But military incompetence and patrician arrogance combine to drag Glaxus into one last campaign, one that ends in catastrophe for the once-invincible Legions. Glaxus manages to survive the battle – only to embark on a desperate return to Rome, carrying with him the only evidence of the truth behind the loss of the 17th, 18th, and 19th Legions.
Dynamic and engrossing, Centurion offers a vivid picture of life in one of the greatest empires ever to rule the world – as well as an insight into one of the great military blunders in history. Fans of ancient Rome or of military fiction in general should enjoy this rousing story.
