The Great Centurion
Title | The Great Centurion PDF eBook |
Author | Angelus Maximus |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 346 |
Release | 2021-01-06 |
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Preorder today at a special discounted price of $2.99 until release day! 228 B.C.The Roman LitRPG continues as the Second Punic War begins. The stakes for Rome have increased as the struggle for power in the Mediterranean continues!Victor heads back home after a bittersweet battle against the troops of the great Carthaginian general, Hamilcar. He now finds himself as one of Rome's top generals as the bloody Second Punic War begins. The island of Sicilia (Sicily) has shifted towards Carthaginian control and mother Rome is in danger of losing the important strategic island. The needle will shift in either direction during the pivotal battles of the Second Punic War.Victor Maximus will have to continue to improve his weapons, conquer more territory, carefully manage diplomatic relations with his fellow Roman cities, and continue to make sure the Gods are happy. The story will take on an Age of Empires flavor as Victor will have to upgrade his warships, siege weapons, and his legionnaires. Also, Victor will have to juggle his lovely women as he meets more lovely women in the lands of Gaul. Can Victor exact revenge for the death of his childhood love and become the top general in Rome? Or will Hamilcar rule the Mediterranean and have Victor's head?Continue the adventure as Victor Maximus licks his wounds. This is a LitRPG set in the real world. Unlike last time, even one lost battle can tip the scales in the Punic Wars. The book is set in real life and the consequences, including the pain, are all too real.
The Great Centurion
Title | The Great Centurion PDF eBook |
Author | Angelus Maximus |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 340 |
Release | 2020-09-25 |
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A LitRPG set on the Dawn of the Second Punic War. Legions and Elephants are only the beginning!In the classical age of the Roman Republic, Victor Maximus a young roman is determined to be the next legendary soldier. Through determination and grit, he has impressed his superiors and becomes a great Roman general.Victor finds himself in the middle of the Second Punic War between Roma (Rome) and Carthage, a period where the elephant riders have become hostile and threaten to break the peace treaty from the First Punic War. He'll have to quickly hone his skills as a general, gain experience, and improve his abilities. Victor will have to use the spoils of war to improve his arms and armor, construct forts, manage settlements, and lead his armies to victory while having to tread the borders of the Roman Republic. If he doesn't succeed, he and his people may find themselves under the foot of a Carthaginian Elephant. Leading armies on land and epic naval battles, Victor will have to juggle everything along with his desire to make some fine female friends. That is despite the lovely women being in enemy lands and having to break the code of ethics set in Rome, by the Senate. Prepare yourself for a story of the rough life of a Roman general as he becomes, The Great Centurion! This is a LitRPG set in the real world. As Victor will learn, not every battle is winnable, and being a general isn't always glorious! There is a moderate to high amount of sexual references. This book is set in real life and the consequences are all too real.
Roman Centurions 31 BC–AD 500
Title | Roman Centurions 31 BC–AD 500 PDF eBook |
Author | Raffaele D’Amato |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 129 |
Release | 2012-02-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1780960395 |
In the years between 31 BC and AD 500 the Romans carved out a mighty empire stretching from Britain to the deserts of North Africa. The men who spearheaded this expansion were the centurions, the tough, professional warriors who led from the front, exerted savage discipline and provided a role model for the legionaries under their command. This book, the second volume of a two-part study, reveals the appearance, weaponry, role and impact of these legendary soldiers during the five centuries that saw the Roman Empire reach its greatest geographical extent under Trajan and Hadrian, only to experience a long decline in the West in the face of sustained pressure from its 'barbarian' neighbours. Featuring spectacular full-colour artwork, written by an authority on the army of the Caesars and informed by a wide range of sculptural, written and pictorial evidence from right across the Roman world, this book overturns established wisdom and sheds new light on Rome's most famous soldiers during the best-known era in its history.
The Centurions
Title | The Centurions PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Larteguy |
Publisher | Penguin |
Total Pages | 546 |
Release | 2015-05-19 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0143107445 |
The military cult classic with resonance to the wars in Iraq and Vietnam—now back in print When The Centurions was first published in 1960, readers were riveted by the thrilling account of soldiers fighting for survival in hostile environments. They were equally transfixed by the chilling moral question the novel posed: how to fight when the “age of heroics is over.” As relevant today as it was half a century ago, The Centurions is a gripping military adventure, an extended symposium on waging war in a new global order, and an essential investigation of the ethics of counterinsurgency. Featuring a foreword by renowned military expert Robert D. Kaplan, this important wartime novel will again spark debate about controversial tactics in hot spots around the world. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
SPQR VI: Nobody Loves a Centurion
Title | SPQR VI: Nobody Loves a Centurion PDF eBook |
Author | John Maddox Roberts |
Publisher | Minotaur Books |
Total Pages | 287 |
Release | 2003-10-10 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1429908327 |
Julius Caesar, as we know, arrived in Gaul (now France) and announced "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered," but when Decius Metellus arrives from Rome, not seeking military glory but rather avoiding an enemy currently in power, he finds that although the general came and saw, so far, at least, he has far from conquered. The campaign seems at a standstill. Decius's arrival disappoints the great Caesar as well. He has been waiting for promised reinforcements from Rome, an influx of soldiers to restart his invasion. Instead he is presented with one young man ridiculously decked out in military parade finery and short on military skills, accompanied not by eager troops but by one callow and reluctant slave, the feckless Hermes. It soon develops, however, that Decius's arrival was fortuitous. When Vinius, the army's cruelest centurion (so-called because he commands a hundred soldiers), is found murdered, Caesar remembers that his new recruit has successfully come up with the culprit in a number of recent crimes. Murder is bad for morale, particularly since it seems quite clear that the murderer was one of Caesar's men. Caesar orders Decius to find the killer -- and quickly. Although evidence points to the son of one of Decius's clients -- a youth who was the particular target of the centurion's brutality, Decius racks his brain to find a way to save him from the sentence of death. The investigation leads Decius to two German slaves of the dead man -- a dwarfish old man and a beautiful woman. They are puzzling; the man is arrogant, the woman haughty--very unlike slaves. There are unanswered questions. It soon becomes clear to Decius that only by finding and punishing the real murderer will it be possible to quiet the rising dissatisfaction with Caesar's unorthodox method of warfare and forestall a mutiny against the mighty Caesar's authority and aims.
A Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion
Title | A Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion PDF eBook |
Author | Gary M. Burge |
Publisher | InterVarsity Press |
Total Pages | 197 |
Release | 2015-04-06 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0830897739 |
In this fast-paced fictional account, we follow Appius, a Roman centurion, and Tullus, his Jewish slave, from battles to the gladiator arena and finally to the village of Capernaum where they encounter a Jewish prophet from Nazareth. Seeing Galilee of Jesus' day through Roman eyes, we learn much about the culture and social world of Romans and Jews.
Centurion's Daughter
Title | Centurion's Daughter PDF eBook |
Author | Justin Swanton |
Publisher | Arx Publishing, LLC |
Total Pages | 352 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1935228056 |
Her Frankish mother dead, 17-year-old Aemilia arrives at Soissons in Roman Gaul in search of her Roman father whom she has never met. She knows only that his name is Tarunculus and that he is a former centurion. She finds an old man fixed on the past, attempting in vain to kindle a spark of patriotism in his dispirited countrymen. Soon, Aemilia is caught up in her father's schemes to save the Empire and the intrigues of the Roman nobility in Soissons. In the war between Franks and Romans to decide the fate of the last imperial province, Providence will lead her down a path she could never have imagined. Written and illustrated by master storyteller Justin Swanton, Centurion's Daughter is a thoughtful and compelling journey to a little-known period of history when an empire fell and the foundations of Christendom were laid.