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The first account to be written in 2,000 years, this is the true tale of the heroic life and swashbuckling adventures of Emperor Claudius’ father, Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus – soldier, builder, explorer, statesman, real Roman hero and role model for the Caesars.
GERMANICUS
This is the story of Germanicus Caesar, Drusus the Elder's son, who was Rome's most popular
general. He has never been the subject of a single-volume in-depth biography before.
The book covers
Germanicus' first campaigns in Illyricum, the great war in Germania
against Arminius - architect of Rome's humiliating defeat at
Teutoburg - and his amazing journeys to Armenia and down the Nile. It examines the circumstances surrounding his mysterious death and challenges the age old allegation of murder by poisoning. It also tells the story of the love and
loyalty of his wife, Agrippina the Elder, who bore him nine children,
one of whom was the future emperor Caligula.
The foreword is specially written by renowned historian Philip Matyszak.
Watch the book trailer on YouTube:
Listen to the podcast on the life of Germanicus Caesar written by Lindsay and produced by The History Network here - click on the logo:
Reviews
"GERMANICUS
brings the reader face to bloody face with serious history and tells
the story of a Roman emperor that might have been - principled,
courageous and, above all, sane! Excellent fare, and highly
recommended"
--
Anthony
Riches,
Empire Series.
"Biographies
of Germanicus Caesar - arguably one of Rome's finest generals - are
few and far between, sadly. When one is published, therefore, it is
cause for celebration - particularly when it is as good as the volume
penned by Lindsay Powell. Meticulously researched, absorbing and well
written, this is no dusty academic tome, but a 'must have' text for
any reader with an interest in Rome. Powell knows his subject inside
out, and is to be highly commended on a most welcome addition to the
biographies of Rome's most famous sons"
--
Ben
Kane,
The
Forgotten Legion Chronicles
and Spartacus
Series.
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