Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor by Stephen Dando-Collins

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



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Mark Antony's Heroes: How the Third Gallica Legion Saved an Apostle and Created an Emperor Stephen Dando-Collins
Language: English
Page: 304
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0471788996, 9780470309254
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The Third Gallica Legion, originally formed in Gaul, was involved in many of the key Roman military campaigns in the century that preceded and the century that followed the birth of Christ. This, of course, was a tumultuous period characterized by political chaos and civil war as Rome made the transition from the republic to the imperium. Dando-Collins is the author of several books that focus on Roman military units. He has written a tough, gritty chronicle of the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of soldiers who operate in both military and politically treacherous waters. Dando-Collins^B has filled his account with plenty of blood and guts, and he convincingly illustrates the hard and tenuous existence of legionnaires on campaign. He also provides interesting insights into the political intrigues and machinations behind some of the campaigns, particularly during the year 69 CE, the so-called Year of Four Emperors, which resulted in the founding of the Flavian dynasty. This is an interesting and well-written work that should appeal to general readers with interests in both military and classical history. Jay Freeman
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In this riveting book, fourth in the author's definitive histories of the legions of ancient Rome, Stephen Dando-Collins draws on his three decades of painstaking research into the Roman military to present the enthralling story of the indefatigable 3rd Gallica Legion. Carefully culling material from classical sources, Mark Antony's Heroes elegantly weaves together a goldmine of little-known facts and influences on the legion's wars, campaigns, battles, skirmishes, speeches, and dialogues, as well as the men of the legions of Rome.

By a.d. 69, the men of the 3rd Gallica Legion had gained a reputation as fearsome fighters, even among their fellow Romans. They had recently slaughtered nine thousand heavily armored Sarmatian cavalry on an icy battlefield south of the Danube. The unit made a name for itself under Mark Antony, only to see its early glory fade. Then, bloodied and withdrawn from the fray, it turned its fortunes around and put an emperor on the throne—marching, ironically, behind another man named Mark Antony. Yet these formidable warriors are also credited with saving St. Paul's life, not once, but three times, allowing him to spread the Word in Europe, which allowed Christianity to flourish.

During the first centuries b.c. and a.d., the 3rd Gallica Legion would defeat the dashing prince Pacorus and the opportunistic Quintus Labienus while retrieving Syria from the Parthians. It would allow King Herod to secure his throne in Judea and help Mark Antony survive his botched campaign against the Parthians. Thanks to the 3rd Gallica Legion, Corbulo regained Armenia for Rome, the Roxolani Sarmatians were thwarted from crossing the Danube for an entire century, two Jewish uprisings were put down, Vespasian became emperor of Rome, and the empire's stability and prosperity were restored. And, by saving the life of the Christian apostle Paul, the officers and men of the 3rd Gallica Legion gave the disciple as many as nine more years for his ministry.

Covering some of the most graphic battle scenes contained in Dando-Collins's Roman legion books, Mark Antony's Heroes is an eye-opening account of the common men who helped make Rome great.

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