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Legions of the Forest by Mark L. Richards is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The year is 9 AD, and Publius Quinctilius Varus has just been appointed by Emperor Caesar Augustus to oversee the subjugation of the Germanic people and annexation of the German lands. Varus, a lawyer and former governor of Syria, has frighteningly little experience as a military leader. He is resolved to prove himself as one, nevertheless. He believes the Germanic people to be conquered. He is wrong. His ranks are filled with seasoned veterans and novices alike, the latter of which includes Lucius, a young man whose conscription into the Roman imperial legions represents only the first step in his epic, and terrifying, destiny. Valerius Maximus, a young Roman tribune, enters the legions of the Rhine as well -- only to find that the danger he anticipated from abroad actually lies within his own ranks. The vicious politics of the officer corps prove to be more treacherous. Meanwhile, German nobleman Arminius lies in wait, preparing for the inevitable appearance of the Roman legions and growing in his determination to liberate his people from Rome's rule at any cost. The fates of these men soon converge in a bloody battle that will decide the course of their countries ... and their l

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Author
Mark L. Richards
Publisher
Mark L. Richards
Published
2014
Language
EN
ISBN
9780692289198
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical
Rating
4.21 / 5 (81 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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