The Forgotten Legion - Softcover

Kane, Ben

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312601247 ISBN 13: 9780312601249

Publisher: Griffin, 2010

Synopsis

Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery, and then later sold: Romulus to gladiator school, and Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome.
Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior, born enemy of Rome and trained by the last haruspex in the forgotten arts of divination. A runaway slave, then an AWOL Legionaire, he has a long foretold destiny that will take him to the ends of the known world.
Brennus is a Gaul who lost his entire clain in a battle against the Roman Army. After being sold as a slave he rises to bcome one of the most famous and feared gladiators of his day.
The lives of these four are interwoven in story that ranges from a Rome riven by corruption, violence and political enmities to ends of the empire, where Romulus, Brennus and Tarquinius find themselves fighting against the Parthians and overwhelming odds - members of The Forgotten Legion.

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Review:

"I thoroughly enjoyed The Forgotten Legion - so much so that I stayed up until 2 A.M. to finish it. Where others play in the rarefied world of senators, legates, and upper class merchants, Kane delves into the grim underbelly of slavery, prostitution and gladitorial carnage...His weaving of the many character strands is deftly done. I was very impressed." --Manda Scott, author of The Crystal Skull and Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle

Book Description:

Three men and one woman are bound in servitude to the Republic: their odyssey begins in Rome, but ends at the very limits of the known world, where the Forgotten Legion fights against overwhelming odds.

About this edition

• Publisher: Griffin
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0312601247
• ISBN 13: 9780312601249
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 525