![]() ![]() We know that he came from Thrace, a land north of Greece, that he once fought in the Roman legions and that, during two fateful years, he led a slave army which. But a new king Historically very little is known about Spartacus. We know that he came from Thrace, a land north of Greece, that he once. The lives of the four are bound together into a marvellous story which begins in a Rome riven by corruption, violence and politics, and ends far away at the very border of the known world. In Ben Kane's brilliant novel, we meet Spartacus as he returns to Thrace, ready to settle down after a decade away. The first of two epic novels which tell the story of one of the most charismatic heroes history has ever known - Spartacus, the gladiator slave who took on and nearly defeated the might of Rome, during the years 73-71 BC.Historically very little is known about Spartacus. He rises to become one of the most famous and feared gladiators of his day – and mentor to the boy slave, Romulus, who dreams night and day of escape and revenge. Brennus is a Gaul the Romans killed his entire family. ![]() Tarquinius is an Etruscan warrior and soothsayer, and an enemy of Rome, but doomed to fight for the Republic in the Forgotten Legion. At thirteen-years-old, they are sold – Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome. If You Like Ben Kane Books, You’ll Love…īen Kane Synopsis: In The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane (book 1 of the Forgotten Legion Chronicles), Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman. Note: Pompeii also contains contributions by Stephanie Dray, Sophie Perinot, Kate Quinn and Vicky Alvear Shecter. ![]()
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