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 war-tough 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.""
Praise for Caesar's Legion
""A unique and splendidly researched story, following the trials and
triumphs of Julius Caesar's Legio X. . . . More than a mere unit
account, it incorporates the history of Rome and the Roman army at the
height of their power and gory glory. Many military historians consider
Caesar's legions the world's most efficient infantry before the arrival
of gunpowder. This book shows why. Written in readable, popular style,
Caesar's Legion is a must for military buffs and anyone interested in
Roman history at a critical point in European civilization.""
-T. R. Fehrenbach author of This Kind of War, Lone Star, and Comanches
