Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor

Witness Roman history against a landscape of facts, ancient imagery, personalities, passions, and human resolve, in Mark Antony's Heroes. It is vintage Dando-Collins, in that one feels immersed in the fascinating world of antiquity. You will discover the true drama of stories and passions that the schoolbooks dare not reveal. There is suspense, and intriguing looks at this most interesting empire and its famous 3rd Gallica Legion. Mark Antony's story is brought into a whole new light relative to the popular history, as is Paul the apostle's story, and the fiery passion of the Jewish people. Here too you will read about how the 3rd Gallica Legion brought both King Herod and Vespasian to the throne, among other worthy exploits. I highly recommend this book.

I am a huge fan of Stephen Dando-Collins and his writing on the Roman Legions. This is an especially interesting read to me because of my high interest in the Bible. As with his other works, the author fully expresses the details in a way that you do not get bogged down when reading. Some historical books leave me feeling like I am trudging through quick-sand. Not so with any of Dando-Collins' works.I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in Roman, Military, or Bible history.

the author does a good job of bringing facts together to shape an interesting storyline that informs as well as sparks a curiosity to dig further into the history of the Roman Legions.

All of Mr. Dando-Collins books about various Roman Legions have been somewhere between very good and great. This is no diffierent . I have followed Caesar`s legions but not any of Antony`s after Caesar death. I became a fan of The Emperor Augustus and followed Roman history from the point od the winner`s.

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Very well written. Gives brilliant context in terms of actually what happened. History of the legions are of particular interest. A must read for any Roman Legion buff.

Stephen Dando-Collins writes very well, you get the history, facts I hadn't read before and real research without a million footnotes to distract from the tale. I have read his whole series on the legions. Excellent

This is an excellent read. The author, Stephen Dando-Collins does a fine job of describing the 3rd Gallica Legion throughout its history. Although the book is nonfiction, it reads like a novel.The author covers three significant events in the Legion’s history. He describes Mark Antony’s campaign into Parthia and the subsequent life and death struggle during their retreat. He then describes the work of 3rd Gallica legionaries in transporting the apostle Paul to Rome. This part provides unique insight into Paul’s activities not readily found in the Bible’s book of the Acts of the Apostles. The last part focuses on the civil war that removed the Emperor Vitellius and placed Vespasian on the throne. The author also describes events, such as the Jewish revolt, in which the 3rd Gallica participated to a lesser extent.The book is well researched and draws on many primary and secondary sources. It has three maps in the beginning to help the reader follow the Legion’s movement around the Roman world. As with other books by Mr. Dando-Collins, this one is an easy read that flows quickly. Bottom line: this is an enjoyable and well written history of the 3rd Gallica legion and its long history.

item arrived in excellent condition

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