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Vengeance

Vengeance

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  • Create Date：2022-05-28 08:51:55
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Anthony Riches
  • ISBN：1473628911
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Summary


After saving the emperor's life in Rome， Marcus and his comrades have been sent across the sea to the wealthy， corrupt Greek metropolis of Aegyptus， Alexandria。
An unknown enemy has slaughtered the garrison of the Empire's last outpost before its border with the mysterious kingdom of Kush。 Caravans can no longer reach the crucial Red Sea port of Berenike， from which the riches of the East flow towards Rome。
The Emperor's most trusted and most devious adviser has ordered Marcus's commander Scaurus and his trusted officers to the south。 With orders that are tantamount to a suicide mission， and with only one slim hope of success。
Can a small force of highly trained legionaries restore the Empire's power in this remote desert no-man's-land， when faced by the fanatical army of Kush's iron-fisted ruler？

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Reviews

Daniel Skinner ，

Not up to standard Found this story very weak and never got going。 I really enjoyed the previous titles in series but struggled to finish this one。

Clemens Schoonderwoert ，

**Should Read as 4。5 Stars！**This very eventful historical Roman adventure is the 12th volume of the wonderful "Empire" series。At the beginning of the book you'll find two well-drawn maps of Rome in AD192， while at the back you'll notice a well documented Historical Note followed by a Roman Army as from AD182， and these historical details are superbly explained by the author。Storytelling is of an excellent quality， and this story as a whole is so much better than its predecessor， while all chara **Should Read as 4。5 Stars！**This very eventful historical Roman adventure is the 12th volume of the wonderful "Empire" series。At the beginning of the book you'll find two well-drawn maps of Rome in AD192， while at the back you'll notice a well documented Historical Note followed by a Roman Army as from AD182， and these historical details are superbly explained by the author。Storytelling is of an excellent quality， and this story as a whole is so much better than its predecessor， while all characters， whether real historical or wonderful fictional， come vividly to life within this tale about Roman power， treachery and backstabbing， while also the frightening and deadly actions at the end of Emperor Commodus's reign come very much to the forefront。Before I come to my review itself I have to say one thing and its this; on page 112 the author reckons that between the start of the reigns of Galba AD69 and that of Nerva AD96 is twenty years when it much nearer thirty years， and in my view such an error should have been avoided if you want your historical adventure to be accurate。After a five year hiatus our friends consisting of Centurion Marcus Aquila （Corvus）， Tribune Scaurus， Centurions Julius， Arminius， Dubnus， Qadir， with also the formidable Lugos， scribe/fighter Ptolemy， Sanga and Saratos， and not to forget the latest recruit at the beginning of the story， Lupus， will come into action in the years AD192/193 in the heart of Rome during and after the final days of Emperor Commodus， and subsequently the beginning the Year of the Five Emperors。In this historical tale Emperor Commodus will meet his end on the last day of the year AD192， with Rome in turmoil， and Helvius Pertinax as the new Emperor， but right from the start this unlucky Pertinax is thwarted and threatened with his life for not delivering on his promises by the Praetorians while also from within the Senate he's targeted for removal。What is to follow is an action-packed and intriguing Roman adventure which is set in Rome itself， where treason and backstabbing go hand in hand， and where the all important money is the main power on and behind the Imperial throne， and when it comes to it loyalty and comradeship count for nothing when that same money is truly involved， and all these factors combined will make this story as a whole such an exciting and astonishing book to read。Very much recommended， for this is another splendid addition to this formidable series， and in my view this author is back towards his very best what his writing is concerned， especially after the last somewhat disappointing predecessor， and that's why I like to call this excellent episode: "An Outstanding Roman Vengeance"！ 。。。more

Andy Pointon ，

It started very slowly， in fact rather boring and I was getting to the stage of putting to the side and reading something else。 However， I plodded on and started to enjoy it， it got better and better and I was really excited not wanting to stop reading。 A bit confusing at times， you have to remember who is who but in the end I was sorry to finish it。 Will Aquila continue， I hope so。

Kate ，

I love this series！ This is one of my favourites in it - the demise of the insane gladiator emperor Commodus。 review to follow shortly on For Winter Nights。

Michelle ，

This was really， really good！Without repeating the synopsis， or giving away any spoilers， Marcus' scenes taking place in palace were terrific。 Commodus was like a ticking time bomb that I was nervous to see explode over anyone and everyone。 As he tended to do！The time period for this book was the Year of Five Emperors。 Book #13 is coming out next year， I believe in March （？）， and I've already preordered it。 But as of right now I've wrapped up this series。Onward！！ This was really， really good！Without repeating the synopsis， or giving away any spoilers， Marcus' scenes taking place in palace were terrific。 Commodus was like a ticking time bomb that I was nervous to see explode over anyone and everyone。 As he tended to do！The time period for this book was the Year of Five Emperors。 Book #13 is coming out next year， I believe in March （？）， and I've already preordered it。 But as of right now I've wrapped up this series。Onward！！ 。。。more

John Francis ，

The boys are back in town。I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Marcus， Julius， Dubnus， Lugos， Morban and the rest of the boys are back in Rome。 Commodus is for the most part， insane。 He wants to be a gladiator and an emperor。 He's also a merciless tyrant and as is usually the case with said tyrants， he won't be dying of old age。 The book pretty much sticks to the real history involved although Marcus may just get the revenge he craves。 The book doesn't have the battle scenes of the previous books， bu The boys are back in town。I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Marcus， Julius， Dubnus， Lugos， Morban and the rest of the boys are back in Rome。 Commodus is for the most part， insane。 He wants to be a gladiator and an emperor。 He's also a merciless tyrant and as is usually the case with said tyrants， he won't be dying of old age。 The book pretty much sticks to the real history involved although Marcus may just get the revenge he craves。 The book doesn't have the battle scenes of the previous books， but doesn't need them。 It pulls you along at a fast pace and keeps you enthralled from page 1。 As usual， i'm now extremely disappointed that i've finished the book， but i'm already looking forward to the next。 A brilliant read。 。。。more

Chris Styles-Power ，

Surely not the endA gripping finally but surely Scaurus does not leave his uncle unavenged。 I hope that Anthony has more stories about the group。

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