{"product_id":"first-spear-pro-denuo-paperback","title":"First Spear: Pro Denuo - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrent Nielsen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Spear: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ePro Denuo \u003c\/em\u003epresents the saga of Roman Centurion Gaius Crastinus vividly to life. Up close and personal, this often-dark look into the Legions of Rome is seen through the eyes of a brave soldier and man of honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGaius \"Killer\" Crastinus and his fellow veterans, Vorenus, Pullo and Bacculus, have won honor and glory in the service of the \u003cem\u003eSPQR\u003c\/em\u003e. Now these comrades must introduce a new consignment of recruits to life in the Roman Army. One of them is Gaius' younger brother Marcus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut training for the young soldiers is cut far too short, for war brews in Lusitania. With only three weeks of training\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e the newly constituted X Legion is ordered north. Their order is to\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003estop Lusitanii incursions into the province of \u003cem\u003eHispanica\u003c\/em\u003e forever. Marcus and his fellow recruits follow Gaius in a desperate fight to safeguard their homeland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf they survive, even larger troubles loom to the east. Mob violence in Rome and a quarter-million Helvetian tribesmen are invading provinces in southern Gaul. When Marcus is the one chosen to enter enemy territory on a secret mission, only the \"soldier's god\" Mithras knows if he will succeed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis well-researched novel is the sequel to the author's first book \u003cem\u003eFirst Spear: Rudimenta\u003c\/em\u003e (Xlibris 2009).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eBrent Nielsen grew up in the Bay area and graduated from San Jose State University. After a career in the Army, he calls Columbus, Georgia home. \"I spent the last fifty-plus years studying all things Roman, including Latin, in order to make this project authentic.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 550\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.23 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42710872817727,"sku":"9781950015177","price":28.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c1ebde2c277c11c4691fc207be491143.webp?v=1765056481","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/first-spear-pro-denuo-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}