Hadrian's Wall

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A fusion of Steven Pressfield s Gates of Fire and the movie Braveheart a novel of ancient warfare, lethal politics, and the final great clash of Roman and Celtic culture.For three centuries, the stone barrier we know as Hadrian s Wall shielded Roman Britain from the unconquered barbarians of the island s northern highlands But when Valeria, a senator s daughter, is sent to the Wall for an arranged marriage to an aristocratic officer in 367 AD, her journey unleashes jealousy, passion and epic war Valeria s new husband, Marcus, has supplanted the brutally efficient veteran soldier Galba as commander of the famed Petriana cavalry Yet Galba insists on escorting the bride to be on her journey to the Wall Is he submitting to duty Or plotting revenge And what is the mysterious past of the handsome barbarian chieftain Arden Caratacus, who springs from ambush and who seems to know so much of hated Rome As sharp as the edge of a spatha sword and as piercing as a Celtic arrow, Hadrian s Wall evokes a lost world of Roman ideals and barbaric romanticism. New Download Hadrian's Wall [ by ] William Dietrich [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I love this historical period but this book fell way short of my expectations To be honest, I didn t like rating this Roman book lower than most others I ve rated but I felt there was enough justification Inspector Agens in Rebus Draco from Rome is tasked to find out the circumstances of the disappearance of a Senator s daughter who has married the praefectus legate of the Petrianis cavalry fortress and also why a horde of barbarians have attacked Hadrian s Wall recently The latter is I love this historical period but this book fell way short of my expectations To be honest, I didn t like rating this Roman book lower than most others I ve rated but I felt there was enough justification Inspector Agens in Rebus Draco from Rome is tasked to find out the circumstances of the disappearance of a Senator s daughter who has married the praefectus legate of the Petrianis cavalry fortress and also why a horde of barbarians have attacked Hadrian s Wall recently The latter is the author s explanation for the Barbarian Conspiracy The whole story consists of Draco s interviews with various players in the story, interspersed with his musings on what he is told, his speculations, and the actual plot I best liked the presentation of the Celtic culture and culture clash between the Celts and the Romans free and open...First time reading a book by this author Really enjoyed his writing He did a great job on portraying what Roman Britain, and the Roman Empire might have been like and brought it alive for me His descriptions of the surroundings, the character s motivations, and the battles were very vivid and not rambling I also loved the device of using a Roman inspector to ferret out the story The novel s strongest points for me was the portrayal of the lives of Roman centurions commanders and their First time reading a book by this author Really enjoyed his writing He did a great job on portraying what Roman Britain, and the Roman Empire might have been like and brought ...This is a quick, fun read for those who like historical fiction especially readers who appreciate novels that deftly combine romance, mystery and action packed battle scenes Based on the Great Barbarian Uprising in A.D 367 between the Celts of Scotland and Roman Britannia, the story takes place along the approximately 80 mile Hadrian s Wall that marked the northern most boundary of the mighty Roman Empire It foreshadows the ultimate demise of Imperial Rome...This book really helped Hadrian s Wall come alive for me I d heard of the wall and seen picture of the ruins, but never really thought about the people who lived by the wall Dietrich does a good job of describing the characters and their motivations I really enjoyed that the Inspector never met the main character, Valeria, and that he had to piece together what happened from people s biased memories and views The negative points are that plot is easily guessed at some parts and the This book really helped Hadrian s Wall come alive for me I d heard of the wall and seen picture of the ruins, but neve...Hadrian s Wall has long fascinated me, especially after I found out that it was an inspiration for the Wall in George Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire It seemed to me a majestic wall, the thought of which gave me shivers of excitement and a bit of fear That is why I decided to pick up this book as soon as I saw it I really liked the way the story is told from the points of view of several people interviewed by an inspector and i really liked the endig the idea of receiving the freedom Hadrian s Wall has long fascinated me, especially after I found out that it was an inspiration for the Wall in George Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire It seemed to me a majestic wall, the thought of which gave me shivers of excitement and a bit of fear That is why I decided to pick up this book as soon as I saw it I rea...I had not read a good Roman romance novel in many an age This story is set in Roman England when the wall is already two hundred years old A senator s daughter travels to the border lands to wed a praefactor She is kidnapped by a Caledonian barbarian , and much like the stories from the American west where Caucasian captives decided they preferred the Native American lifestyle, she finds much to like north of the wall Naturally, her capto...I was interested in this novel because I have always found Hadrian s Wall in England very intriguing He was the same Roman emperor that built Hadrian s Villa outside Rome that I visited when I was 17 He was a very ambitious emperor and builder This book gives insight into England in the first century There is discussion of Christianity, Paganism, and other religious influences Politics are also a huge part of the book Understanding of the culture, particularly of Calendonia now Scotland I was interested in this novel because I have always found Hadrian s Wall in England very intriguing He was the same Roman emperor that built Hadrian s Villa outside Rome that I visited when I was 17 He was a very ambitious emperor and builder This book gives insight into England in the first century There is discussion of Christianity, Paganism, and other religious influences Politics are also a huge part of the book Understanding of the culture, particularly of Calendonia now Scotland is very useful There are ficticious characters that are Roman and Celt to help in understanding the era This book does havesexuality than I would like to read or recommend to someone else For that reason, I probably wouldn t reread it.PLOT SPOILER ALERT The Roman aristocrat Valeria is brought to the wall to marry the Roman aristocratic military leader Marcus Theirs is a short and unloving relationship She is kidnapped by the Celts, with Arden Caraticus as their leade...I absolutely loved this story It takes place on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, in Britannia at Hadrian s Wall, at a time where the long lived empire is about to experience its collapse Draco is an imperial investigator sent to the Wall to unravel the mystery of the disappearance of a senator s daughter Valeria soon after her marriage to the calvary s new commander and a large battle between the Celts and the Romans The story alternates between his interviews with survivors and the I absolutely loved this story It takes place on the outskirts of the Roman Empire, in Britannia at Hadrian s Wall, at a time where the long lived empire is about to experience its collapse Draco is an imperial investigator sent to the Wall to unravel the mystery of the disappearance of a senator s daughter Valeria soon after her marriage to the calvary s new c...This is a book of historical fiction and I love to get my history this way This is about the wall the Roman Emperor Hadrian about 150 AD had built to separate the part of the British Isles he had conquered from the wild Celts Scotland The Celts were relentlessly fierce and independent and their land not worth bothering with, but the Romans needed to protect themselves fr...Hadrian s wall was built around 122 A.D by the Roman emperor and parts still exist today It was considered the end of the Roman empire in Brittania and separated the Romans from barbarians like the Celts, Picts, and Scotti tribes.This is a very good historical novel full of action,...

Hadrian's Wall
  • English
  • 09 August 2018
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 372 pages
  • 0060563729
  • William Dietrich
  • Hadrian's Wall