2nd Hand Cleopatra's Kidnappers: How Caesar's Sixth Legion Gave Egypt To Rome And Rome To Caesar

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A powerful tale of war, romance, and one of history's most desperate gambles Julius Caesar was nothing if not bold. When, in the wake of his defeat of Pompey at Pharsalus his victorious legions refused to march another step under his command, he pursued his fleeing rival into Egypt with an impossibly small force of Gallic and German cavalry, raw Italian recruits, and nine hundred Spanish prisoners of wartough veterans of Pompey's Sixth Legion. Cleopatra's Kidnappers tells the epic saga of Caesar's adventures in Egypt through the eyes of these captured, but never defeated, legionaries. In this third volume in his definitive history of the Roman legions, Stephen Dando-Collins reveals how this tiny band of fierce warriors led Caesar's little army to great victories against impossible odds. Bristling with action and packed with insights and newly revealed facts, this eye-opening account introduces you to the extraordinary men who made possible Caesar's famous boast, "I came, I saw, I conquered."

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"...the meticulous research and racy writing style make this a fascinating and revealing book." (Good Book Guide, 1st December 2005)

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Table of contents

Atlas. Acknowledgments. Author's Note. Introduction: Caesar in Context. i. Last Stand in Alexandria. ii. Trapped. iii. According to Brutus. iv. The Deal. v. Cleopatra's War. vi. Mark Antony, Ruler of Rome. vii. Sailing into History. viii. Egyptian Resistance. ix. The Kidnap. x. Caesar's Baby. xi. Defeat and Castration. xii. Reinforcements. xiii. Taking the Island. xiv. Releasing the King. xv. The Relief Column. xvi. Battle on the Nile. xvii. To the Victor, the Spoils. xviii. Going after Pharnaces. xix. The Chariots of Zela. xx. The Roman Triumphs of the 6th. xxi. One Last Battle. xxii. Porcia's Secret. xxiii. After the Murder. xxiv. The Wolf's Twins. xxv. The Imperial 6ths. Appendix A: Republican Roman Military Ranks, First Century B.C., and Their Modern-Day Equivalents. Appendix B: Imperial Postings of the Two 6th Legions. Appendix C: Sources. Glossary. Index.