Mark Antony's Heroes
Author(s): Stephen Dando-Collins
This fourth book in Dando-Collins' definitive history of Rome's legions tells the story of Rome's 3rd Gallica Legion, which put Vespasian on the throne and saved the life of the Christian apostle Paul. Named for their leader, Mark Antony, these common Roman soldiers, through their gallantry on the battlefield, reshaped the Roman Empire and aided the spread of Christianity throughout Europe.
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Acknowledgments.Author's Note.Chapter 1. Get Up and Fight!Chapter 2. For Pompey, Caesar and Antony.Chapter 3. The Parthian Invasion.Chapter 4. Routing the Parthians.Chapter 5. Putting King Herod on His Throne.Chapter 6. Mark Antony's Mistake.Chapter 7. The Bloody Retreat.Chapter 8. The Sun-Worshipping 3rd.Chapter 9. Riot Duty in Jerusalem.Chapter 10. Saving the Apostle Paul a Second Time.Chapter 11. To Caesar You Shall Go.Chapter 12. The Centurion's Decision.Chapter 13. Cast Up on Malta.Chapter 14. In Nero's Rome.Chapter 15. Fanning the Flames of Revolt.Chapter 16. Victims of the Jewish Uprising.Chapter 17. The Heroes of Ascalon.Chapter 18 . The Execution of a Troublesome Jew.Chapter 19. Blood for Blood.Chapter 20. Slaughtering the Sarmatians.Chapter 21. To Italy, to Make an Emperor.Chapter 22. Prelude to a Disaster.Chapter 23. The Bloodbath of Cremona.Chapter 24. Storming Rome.Chapter 25. Thanks to the 3rd Gallica.Appendix A. Imperial Roman Military Ranks and Their Modern-Day Equivalents.Appendix B. The German Guard.Appendix C. Sources.Glossary.Index.
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- : 0.36
- : 11 March 2008
- : 229mm X 149mm X 21mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : Stephen Dando-Collins
- : Paperback
- : 937.07
- : 304
- : maps
