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Betrayal

by Anthony Riches Book 1 in the The Centurions series.

First published 2017

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4.3(1,087)

Rome and the Rhine frontier, AD 68. Nero’s suicide ends the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and Galba inherits an empire whose armies are not united behind him. His dismissal of the German imperial bodyguard sends loyal Batavian soldiers back towards their homeland in anger.

Julius Civilis uses the crisis to pursue his own design, drawing Roman and Batavian centurions into a conflict that begins as humiliation and grievance. Old service bonds fracture as the Year of the Four Emperors turns frontier troops into rebels, victims and rivals.

Historical Periods

Year of the Four Emperors69 CE Batavian Revolt69–70 CE Roman Germania and the Rhine Frontier9–260 CE Reign of Nero54–68 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction War Fiction

Historical people

Nero37–68 Galba4 BCE–69 Gaius Julius Civilisc. 25–after 70

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