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

by Dando-Collins, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780470224533
• ISBN10: 0470224533
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-26
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

This fourth book in Dando-Collins's definitive history of Rome's legions tells the story of Rome's 3rd Gallica Legion, which put Vespasian on the throne and saved the life of the Christian apostle Paul. Named for their leader, Mark Antony, these common Roman soldiers, through their gallantry on the battlefield, reshaped the Roman Empire and aided the spread of Christianity throughout Europe.

Author Biography

Stephen Dando-Collins is the author of Caesar's Legion, Nero's Killing Machine, Cleopatra's Kidnappers, and Blood of the Caesars. An Australian-born researcher, editor, and author, he has spent the last three decades identifying and studying the individual legions of the Roman army of the late Republic and the empire of the Caesars.

Table of Contents

Atlas	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Author's Note	p. xiii
Get Up and Fight!	p. 1
For Pompey, Caesar, and Antony	p. 4
The Parthian Invasion	p. 12
Routing the Parthians	p. 25
Putting King Herod on His Throne	p. 40
Mark Antony's Mistake	p. 47
The Bloody Retreat	p. 58
The Sun-Worshipping 3rd	p. 71
Riot Duty in Jerusalem	p. 76
Saving the Apostle Paul a Second Time	p. 93
To Caesar You Shall Go	p. 99
The Centurion's Decision	p. 105
Cast Up on Malta	p. 114
In Nero's Rome	p. 119
Fanning the Flames of Revolt	p. 125
Victims of the Jewish Uprising	p. 133
The Heroes of Ascalon	p. 136
The Execution of a Troublesome Jew	p. 145
Blood for Blood	p. 148
Slaughtering the Sarmatians	p. 160
To Italy, to Make an Emperor	p. 168
Prelude to a Disaster	p. 187
The Bloodbath of Cremona	p. 198
Storming Rome	p. 220
Thanks to the 3rd Gallica	p. 238
Imperial Roman Military Ranks and Their Modern-Day Equivalents	p. 247
The German Guard	p. 251
Sources	p. 257
Glossary	p. 267
Index	p. 273
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