The Forgotten Legion (Paperback) by Ben Kane

from br14jomag

Testing his every thought a young gladiator rises from the bottom. Following his ancient ancestry an Etruscan wise man travels throughout the roman world. From a slave to a prostitute a young girl gains favor with the emperor's best friend. Ben Kane's first installment into Rome is has it all. Af...

from Traveller1

The story of the defeat of the Roman general Crassus, as viewed from the perspective of three unimportant people. The young Julius Caesar rapes a slave girl, who bears twins. One grows to be a hooker, the other a gladiator. The third character is a young Etruscan, who is taught the wiles of ancie...

from KRM35

Appalling mistakes in regard to Roman culture, life and politics, but overall a fun read if you can get past the above. Of course every time I had to read that Caesar was an equite or the words "Pompey Magnus" I wanted to poke my eyes out.

from zibilee

Romulus and Fabiola are twins who were born into Roman slavery. They are unexpectedly sold one day by their malicious owner when they are just fifteen: Romulus to a school for practicing gladiators and Fabiola to a high-priced brothel, where she will meet a rich and powerful man who holds the key...

from MartinLake

Republican Rome's underbelly exposed. Ben Kane's novel 'The Lost Legion' is a gripping novel set in ancient Rome. Kane writes about the last days of the Roman Republic but with an unusual approach. He chooses his main characters from people on the margins of Roman society, those who inhabit the u...