Life in a Roman auxiliary cohort is vividly portrayed with memorably striking characters in the ranks. Often undermanned and frequently outnumbered by the thousands, their stamina, strategy and discipline carries these units through one hair-raising, head-losing desperate confrontation to the next, despite great losses.
The author skillfully depicts the military challenges so that the reader feels a strong connection to the participants as if being an on-scene observer among the troops.
The author skillfully depicts the military challenges so that the reader feels a strong connection to the participants as if being an on-scene observer among the troops.
