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The Forgotten Legion
Ben Kane
St. Martin's Griffin
January 2010
On Sale: January 5, 2010
544 pages ISBN: 0312601247 EAN: 9780312601249 Paperback
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Fiction Family Life | Historical
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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