title: Soldier of Rome: The Legionary: A novel of the Twentieth Legion during the campaigns of Germanicus Caesar
author:  James Mace 
description: <span>Multi-time Ancient History best-seller James Mace developed hispassion for history at a young age, and has made Ancient Rome a life&apos;sstudy. He penned the initial draft of his first novel, &quot;Soldier of Rome: The Legionary&quot;, as a cathartic means of escapism while serving with the U.S. Army in Iraq from 2004 to 2005. <br /><br />His well received series,&quot;Soldier of Rome - The Artorian Chronicles&quot;, is a perennial ancienthistory best-seller, as is his series about The Great Jewish Revolt andthe Year of the Four Emperors. In recent years, he has branched out into other historical eras, having written three books set in the Napoleonic Era, with a series about the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 planned for 2016.<br /><br />He can be reached via his website: legionarybooks.net<br /><br />Official Facebook page: facebook.com/legionarybooks<br /><br />Twitter: @LegionaryBooks<br /><br />Blog: legionarybooks.blogspot.com/</span>
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  **Britannia**
  
  
  **Part I: The Wall**
  
  
  **Richard Denham & M  
  J Trow**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Copyright © 2014, Richard Denham & M J Trow
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ‘He carried the sword and the buckler,
  
  
  He mounted his guard on the Wall,
  
  
  Till the Legions elected him Caesar,
  
  
  And he rose to be master of all.’
  
  
  _Rimini: Marching Song of a Roman Legion of the Later Empire_
  
  
  From _Puck of Pook’s Hill_
  
  
  Rudyard Kipling.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  **This book is dedicated with much love to**
  
  
  **Colin and Tristan:**
  
  
  **_Cura dat victoriam_**
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## **CONTENTS**
  
  
  [Liber I](part0005.html#4OIQ0-67b1195ad1f84edc959e92f744885bd8)
  
  
  [CHAPTER I](part0005.html#id_2)
  
  
  [CHAPTER II](part0006.html#5N3C0-67b1195ad1f84edc959e92f744885bd8)
  
  
  [CHAPTER III](part0007.html#6LJU0-67b1195ad1f84edc959e92f744885bd8)
  
  
  [CHAPTER IV](part0008.html#7K4G0-67b1195ad1f84edc959e92f744885bd8)
  
  
  [CHAPTER V](part0009.html#8IL20-67b1195ad1f84edc959e92f744885bd8)
  
  
  [CHAPTER VI](part0010.html#9H5K0-67b1195ad1f84edc959e92f744885bd8)
  
  
  [CHAPTER VII]