{"product_id":"legionary-a-warriors-journey-begins-in-ancient-rome-paperback","title":"Legionary: A warrior's journey begins in Ancient Rome - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNeil Denby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book in a thrilling series of adventures set in Ancient Rome! For fans of Ben Kane, Conn Iggulden, Bernard Cornwell and Simon Scarrow.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath by your comrades' hands...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e17 BC\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJulius Quintus Quirinius, like many citizens in the years after Rome's civil wars, must volunteer with the Roman army or be sold into slavery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeen to prove his worth, he becomes a member of the IXth Legion, but after only six months his cohort suffer a brutal defeat, the result of stupidity and cowardice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCowardice in a legionary carries a heavy punishment: the sentence of decimation - to live or die at the whim of the gods with the unlucky ones clubbed to death by their fellow soldiers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUrsus, the man killed in Quintus' group, lays a heavy charge on the youth, asking him to look after the remaining men and to take care of his family back in Rome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKeen to fulfil Ursus' last wishes, Quintus helps lead his cohort south to defeat the tribesmen skulking in the mountains in the hope that the IXth legion's reputation will be restored. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut if they win the fight, their reward may not be the prize they had hoped for... And it soon seems as if returning to Rome is further out of reach than ever... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLEGIONARY is the first book in the Quintus Roman Thrillers series: action-packed, authentic historical military adventures set in Ancient Rome.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE QUINTUS ROMAN THRILLERS SERIES: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK ONE: Legionary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBOOK TWO: Decanus\u003cbr\u003eBOOK THREE: Optio\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FOUR: Centurion\u003cbr\u003eBOOK FIVE: Scutarius\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 380\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52584364966195,"sku":"9781800558892","price":31.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/16LITa1vGV9781800558892.webp?v=1761587605","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/legionary-a-warriors-journey-begins-in-ancient-rome-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}