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(Hüte dich vor den Iden des März!" Augur Spurinna zu Juliu...)
Hüte dich vor den Iden des März!" Augur Spurinna zu Julius Cäsar Sie kämpften zusammen in der Vergessenen Legion, wagten gemeinsam die Flucht aus der Gefangenschaft der Parther - doch in Alexandria verlieren Tarquinius und Romulus sich aus den Augen. Während Romulus mit Cäsars Truppen gegen die Feinde Roms zieht und droht, als flüchtiger Sklave erkannt zu werden, bleibt Tarquinius schwer verletzt zurück. Erst nach vielen Monaten begegnen die Gefährten einander wieder: in den Straßen Roms, wo die Verschwörung um Cäsars Ermordung bereits unaufhaltsam voranschreitet ... Endlich da: der fulminante Abschluss der Bestseller-Trilogie aus England
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( They fought against almighty odds at the very edge of t...)
They fought against almighty odds at the very edge of the known world – and lost. Ten thousand legionaries are all that are left of a once powerful Roman army. In the first century B.C., trapped in Parthia by Crassus's failed invasion, the legionaries that survived are captured and marched to the edge of the known world. Abandoned by Rome, these men are the Forgotten Legion. Among them are three friends, Brennus the Gaul, Tarquinun the Etruscan soothsayer and Romulus, a runaway slave and the bastard son of a Roman nobleman. All men with troubled pasts and united in their hatred of Rome, they never stop dreaming of Freedom. Together they must face the savage tribes that surround them as well as the more treacherous enemies within the ranks of the legion itself. Their character will be tested to the utter limit as they struggle to find a way back to Rome. Meanwhile, Fabiola, Romulus' twin sister, tries to maintain hope of her brother's survival while fighting for her own. Freed by her powerful lover but beset by enemies on all sides, she must travel to Gaul to find her lover, the right-hand man of Julius Caesar. But in Gaul, her lover is fighting for his very life against Vercingetorix, whose rampaging army threatens to destroy all who rally around Caesar. Together these characters, whose lives are intertwined and their stories interwoven, bring to life an truly epic story of the late Roman Republic and the ancient world in which it thrived.
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( "Gritty, passionate and violent, this thrilling book is...)
"Gritty, passionate and violent, this thrilling book is a real page-turner and a damn good read. It brings Spartacus―and ancient Rome―to vivid, colorful life." –Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire Long the stuff of legends, Spartacus is known to most modern readers through the classic Kubrick film version of Howard Fast's novel. Now bestselling historical novelist Ben Kane returns to the source material and presents a lively and compelling new vision of the man who was Spartacus―Roman army auxiliary, slave, gladiator and ultimately the leader of an army of slaves who nearly brought Rome to its knees. Ben Kane's brilliant novel begins in the Thracian village to which Spartacus has returned after escaping from life as an auxiliary in the Roman army. Jealous of his attachment to Ariadne, a Dionysian priestess, the Thracian king betrays Spartacus to the Romans who take him, along with Ariadne, into captivity and to the school of gladiators at Capua. Against the background of the unbelievable brutality of gladiatorial life, Spartacus and Crixus the Gaul plan the audacious overthrow of their Roman masters. They escape and flee to Vesuvius, where they recruit and train an army of escaped slaves that will have to face the conquerors of the known world, the most successful deadly army in all of history in a battle that will set in motion the legend that is Spartacus.
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(Die Vergessene Legion marschiert weiter ... Parthia, 53 ...)
Die Vergessene Legion marschiert weiter ... Parthia, 53 vor Christus. Monate sind seit der verheerenden Niederlage von Carrhae vergangen. Die Legionäre, die die Schlacht überlebt haben - die Vergessene Legion -, werden von den siegreichen Parthern gezwungen, die Grenze ihres Landes zu bewachen. Unter ihnen befinden sich auch Romulus, Brennus und Tarquinius. Dort, am Rande der bekannten Welt, droht den Gefährten immer wieder der Tod durch Angriffe der grausamen Skythen. Und noch jemand anderes hat es auf sie abgesehen: ein Mann aus den eigenen Reihen, ein Feind, der im Verborgenen lauert und alles daransetzt, die drei Freunde zu töten. Der zweite Teil der Bestseller-Trilogie aus England
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( Spartacus and his ragtag army take on the mighty Roman ...)
Spartacus and his ragtag army take on the mighty Roman army in Ben Kane's brilliant recreation of one of the best-known epics of the modern era Spartacus has already done the impossible―not only has he escaped from slavery, he and his seconds have created a mighty slave army that has challenged Rome and defeated the armies of three praetors, two consuls, and one proconsul. On the plain of the River Po, in modern Northern Italy, Spartacus has defeated Gaius Cassius Longinus, proconsul and general of an army of two legions. Now the road home lies before them―to Thrace for Spartacus, and to Gaul for his seconds-in-command, Castus and Gannicus. But storm clouds are gathering on the horizon. One of Spartacus's most powerful generals has defected, taking his men with him. Back in Rome, the immensely rich Marcus Licinius Crassus is gathering an unheard-of Army. The Senate has given Crassus an army made up of ten legions and the authority to do whatever it takes to end the slave rebellion once and for all. Meanwhile, Spartacus wants to lead his men over the Alps and home, but his two seconds have a different plan. They want to march on Rome itself and bring the Republic to its knees. Rebellion has become war. War to the death.
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(Title In This Collection Are:- The Silver Eagle The Road ...)
Title In This Collection Are:- The Silver Eagle The Road to Rome The Forgotten Legion The Road to Rome (Forgotten Legion Chronicles) Having survived the perils of a journey across half the world, Romulus and Tarquinius are press-ganged into the legions, which are under imminent threat of annihilation by the Egyptians. Meanwhile in Rome, Romulus's twin sister Fabiola lives in fear for her life, loved by Brutus, but wooed by Marcus Antonius, his deadly enemy. Soon after, Romulus fights at Zela, the vicious battle where Caesar famously said, 'Veni, vidi, vici'. Tarquinius, separated from Romulus in the chaos of war, hides in Ale The Forgotten Legion (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles) Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman. At thirteen years old they are sold - Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome. Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior and soothsayer, born enemy of Rome, but doomed to fight for the Republic in the Forgotten Legion. Brennus is a Gaul, his entire family killed by the Romans, and he rises to become one of the most fam The Silver Eagle: In a maelstrom of war and treachery, the men of the Forgotten Legion are fighting for their lives (Forgotten Legion Chronicles) Now Brennus the Gaul, Tarquinius the Etruscan soothsayer and Romulus, bastard son of a Roman nobleman, are prisoners of Parthia. They dream of escape, but in the brutal fighting which lies ahead, only two will survive.Meanwhile, Fabiola, Romulus's twin sister, is caught up in the vicious eddies of Roman politics. Hunted by slave catchers she flees, hoping to find her lover, Brutus, bound for Alexandria with Caesar.
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(In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated Cartha...)
In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated Carthage, their only serious rival for power in the Mediterranean. A brilliant young Carthaginian general, called Hannibal, is out for revenge. Both empires are separated. On opposite sides of the conflict and an alliance forged through slavery, they will be played out to its stunning conclusion in battle.
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( In 48 B.C., having survived a disastrous campaign in Py...)
In 48 B.C., having survived a disastrous campaign in Pythia as part of the Forgotten Legion and spent years fighting their way back to Rome, Romulus and Tarquinius have finally made it as far as Alexandria. On arrival, though, they find themselves in the midst of the Roman Civil War, are press-ganged into Caesar's thinning legions and greatly outnumbered and fighting for their lives against the Egyptian army. Meanwhile in Rome, Romulus' twin sister Fabiola, having caught only a glimpse of her long-missing twin before being forced to flee Egypt for Rome, lives in fear for her life, loved by Brutus, but wooed by Marcus Antonius, his deadly enemy. From the battlefields of Asia Minor and North Africa, to the lawless streets of Rome and the gladiator arena, they all face death and danger daily, until 44 B.C. when their individual roads all lead them to Rome where the future of the republic lies unexpectedly in their hands.
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(From Book 1: "Gritty, passionate and violent, this thri...)
From Book 1: "Gritty, passionate and violent, this thrilling book is a real page-turner and a damn good read. It brings Spartacus—and ancient Rome—to vivid, colorful life." —Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire Long the stuff of legends, Spartacus is known to most modern readers through the classic Kubrick film version of Howard Fast's novel. Now bestselling historical novelist Ben Kane returns to the source material and presents a lively and compelling new vision of the man who was Spartacus—Roman army auxillary, slave, gladiator and ultimately the leader of an army of slaves who nearly brought Rome to its knees. Ben Kane's brilliant novel begins in the Thracian village to which Spartacus has returned after escaping from life as an auxiliary in the Roman army. Jealous of his attachment to Ariadne, a Dionysian priestess, the Thracian king betrays Spartacus to the Romans who take him, along with Ariadne, into captivity and to the school of gladiators at Capua. Against the background of the unbelievable brutality of gladiatorial life, Spartacus and Crixus the Gaul plan the audacious overthrow of their Roman masters. They escape and flee to Vesuvius, where they recruit and train an army of escaped slaves that will have to face the conquerors of the known world, the most successful deadly army in all of history in a battle that will set in motion the legend that is Spartacus.
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( In 213 B.C., as the forces of both Rome and Hannibal’s ...)
In 213 B.C., as the forces of both Rome and Hannibal’s army from Carthage are still reeling from the losses at the Battle of Canae, the second Punic War rages on. With more and more of Rome’s Italian allies switching allegiance to Carthage, the stakes continue to increase. When the major Sicilian city of Syracuse defects to Hannibal, Rome sends all that it has to retake the city. Now, outside the nearly impregnable city walls, a vast Roman Army besieges the city. Inside the city, tensions and politics are an even greater threat. Two men―once boyhood friends, through circumstance now find themselves fighting on opposing sides―are about to face each other once again. Caught between them is a woman. All three trapped in one of the most famous and brutal sieges of all time. Ben Kane's Clouds of War is a vivid, exciting, and very human novel about one of the most defining conflicts in history, seen from the very top, where the generals make bold gambits, all the way down to the very bottom, where the people who are caught in the crossfire are trapped.
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( Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery, and t...)
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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(As Rome's war with Carthage continues, two friends -- now...)
As Rome's war with Carthage continues, two friends -- now on opposing sides -- confront each other in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. A new Hannibal novel by the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Forgotten Legion series. 213 BC. Syracuse. Under the merciless Sicilian sun, a city is under siege. Outside the walls, a vast Roman army waits. Yet the city's incredible defences -- designed by Archimedes -- mean that the city will not be easily taken. A veteran of the bitter war since its beginning, Quintus is ready to give his life in the service of the Republic. But dangers face him from within his own ranks as well as from the enemy -- who include his former friend, the Carthaginian, Hanno. Hanno has been sent by his general Hannibal to aid Syracuse in its fight against Rome. Pledged to bring death to all Romans, he is diverted from his mission by the discovery of Quintus' sister Aurelia, a captive within the city. Two friends on opposing sides. A woman caught between them. They are about to meet in one of the most brutal sieges of all time. Who will survive?
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(IHR KAMPF FÜR FREIHEIT, EHRE UND VERGELTUNG BEGINNT Rom,...)
IHR KAMPF FÜR FREIHEIT, EHRE UND VERGELTUNG BEGINNT Rom, 56 v. Chr. Die Zwillinge Romulus und Fabiola sind Sklaven. Als 13-Jährige werden sie getrennt: Fabiola wird an ein Bordell verkauft, Romulus an eine Gladiatorenschule. Dort freundet der junge Sklave sich mit Brennus an, dem besten Gladiator Roms. Als Romulus beschuldigt wird, einen Patrizier ermordet zu haben, flüchten die beiden Freunde gemeinsam. Sie schließen sich Auxiliartruppen an, die weit nach Osten ziehen. Noch ahnen Romulus und Brennus nicht, was sie am Ende der Reise erwartet: ein Platz in der Vergessenen Legion, dem größten Mysterium der römischen Antike. Auftakt einer historischen Abenteuerserie von Bestsellerautor Ben Kane
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(The fields of Cannae provide the setting for one of the b...)
The fields of Cannae provide the setting for one of the bloodiest battles in history. But who will triumph? Hannibal and his warrior army, or the mighty legions of Rome. By Ben Kane, the Sunday Times bestselling author of Hannibal: Enemy of Rome. Hannibal's campaign to defeat Rome continues as he marches south to confront his enemy. With him is a young soldier, Hanno. Like his general, Hanno burns to vanquish Rome. Never has the possibility seemed so likely. But a stealthy game of cat and mouse is being played as Rome's generals seek to avoid confrontation. Eventually the two armies meet under a fierce summer sun. The place is Cannae -- the fields of blood. The battle will go down in history as one of the bloodiest ever fought, a battle in which Hanno knows he must fight as never before -- just to stay alive.
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(From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smit...)
From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smith) a new Eagles of Rome novel, by the Sunday Times bestselling author of Eagles at War. AN ARMY DEFEATED - AD 14: Five long years have passed since the annihilation of three legions in the wilds of Germania. Although the bones of 15,000 soldiers now moulder in the Teutoburg Forest, not all the Romans were slain in the bloody ambush. A CENTURION OUT FOR VENGEANCE - Demoted, battle-scarred and hell-bent on revenge, Centurion Tullus and his legionaries begin their fightback. Ranged against them is the charismatic chieftan Arminius, who is gathering thousands of hostile tribesmen, and determined to crush the Romans for a second time. AN EAGLE RECOVERED - The eagle belonging to Tullus' old legion is still in enemy hands, but as the Romans' reprisals take their army deep into German tribal lands, he remains convinced that it is within reach. But Arminius and his warriors are perilously close. As battle begins, Tullus and his comrades know they must fight as never before - just to stay alive...
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(From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smit...)
From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smith), the first in a new gripping three-part series, based on real historical events. Three Roman legions massacred. Three Imperial Eagles lost. Three men vie for revenge. In the summer of 9 CE, Publius Varus, the Roman governor of Germania, and Lucius Tullus, a centurion garrisoned on the Rhine, march east with three legions. As they prepare to return to their winter quarters, they are lured off the road and ambushed by German warriors. The Germans are led by Arminius, a chieftain who is a trusted ally of Rome -- and a man who has been secretly planning to betray the empire since childhood. Trapping Varus' legionaries between a hillside and a marsh, and thereby preventing them from forming up or using their artillery, Arminius and his warriors wreak a terrible slaughter. The Roman defeat is overwhelming, but it is not until the third day of the massacre that the scale of Arminius' victory becomes clear. Three legions, upwards of fourteen thousand men have been annihilated, and three treasured Eagle standards have been lost. Just a few hundred legionaries, including Tullus, manage to escape. Nor is the survivors' ordeal over. Pursued to the last Roman fort east of the Rhine, they are besieged by thousands of bloodthirsty tribesmen. Only the gods can save them now.
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University College Dublin.
He is best known for The Forgotten Legion, Spartacus and Hannibal book series. Six of his eight novels have been Sunday Times bestsellers, and his books have been published in more than ten countries, including the United States of America, Italy, Spain, Greece, Russia and the Netherlands. In 2013, Kane and two friends walked the entire length of Hadrian"s Wall for charity while wearing full Roman military kit, including hobnailed boots.
They raised nearly £19,000 for Combat Stress and Medecins Sans Frontieres.
In 2014, they walked again in Italy, raising over £26,500. A documentary film was made about their walk, entitled The Road to Rome.
Ian McKellen provides the voiceover. Kane was born in Kenya and moved to Ireland with his family at age seven.
He studied veterinary medicine at University College Dublin, after which he travelled the world extensively, indulging his passion for ancient history.
( Spartacus and his ragtag army take on the mighty Roman ...)
(Title In This Collection Are:- The Silver Eagle The Road ...)
(Hüte dich vor den Iden des März!" Augur Spurinna zu Juliu...)
( Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery, and t...)
(As Rome's war with Carthage continues, two friends -- now...)
(From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smit...)
(From 'the rising star of historical fiction' (Wilbur Smit...)
(In the First Punic War, the Roman legions defeated Cartha...)
(From Book 1: "Gritty, passionate and violent, this thri...)
( "Gritty, passionate and violent, this thrilling book is...)
(The Forgotten Legion THE FORGOTTEN LEGION By Kane, Ben ( ...)
(The fields of Cannae provide the setting for one of the b...)
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