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This is the tale of the real-life Carausian Revolt (don't worry, I had to look it up on Wikipedia too), brought to us fictionally through the lives of a pair of Marcus Aquila's descendents, Flavius the centurion and Justin the surgeon. Having ended up tangled in the plot against emperor Carausius' life, they travel all across Britain and eventually find themselves in charge of the resistance forces against his murderer, the new emperor Allectus.
I was expecting this to have a lot more spying and ...more
I was expecting this to have a lot more spying and ...more
Not sure why I didn't like this as much, when I was younger. Maybe I'd just wanted more time with Marcus and Esca, and felt a little cheated by Flavius and Justin. Not so much, now: it was like meeting up with an old, old friend, to read this book again. It's a quick read, like the first book, and maybe the reread of this one was even more of a pleasure, because I was truly discovering something new in it this time.
I love the way Rosemary Sutcliff bases her books so strongly on real things -- on ...more
I love the way Rosemary Sutcliff bases her books so strongly on real things -- on ...more
