Marching With Caesar: Fraternitas

Marching With Caesar #11

by R.W. Peake

As Titus Porcinianus Pullus has learned, some enemies wear the same uniform, but now Titus is confronted with the fact that not all threats to him and those he loves can be dispatched with the Gallic sword passed down to him by his famous grandfather, Camp Prefect Titus Pullus. In Marching With Caesar-Fraternitas, the eleventh installment of the international bestselling Marching With Caesar® series, Titus’ professional challenges are secondary to those posed by the enlistment of his brother Sextus into the 8th Legion, a doomed romance with the daughter of an equestrian merchant, and the ambitions of his current Primus Pilus, Gaius Sempronius Atticus. These events occur against the backdrop of the larger political actions taking place in the middle of the reign of the Augustus, as powerful men in Rome try to manipulate events behind the scenes, centered on Augustus’ stepson Tiberius. Through a combination of events that are beyond his control, Titus finds himself accompanying his Primus Pilus, following in the footsteps of his illustrious grandfather, to face a Tribunal in Rome. But will he finally come face to face with Augustus, the man who has had such a dramatic impact on the fortunes of the Pullus family and on whom he had sworn to avenge himself in his family’s name?

Genres: Roman, Historical

632 pages, Paperback

First published June 27, 2015

About the author

The first adult author with whom RW Peake developed a long-term relationship
was Louis L’Amour, whose body of work shaped his life philosophy.
After retiring from the Marines, RW proceeded to earn a BA in History from
the Honors College at the University of Houston.

Although RW wrote a novel as a kid, he didn't publish his first novel until
age 50.
In addition to is time in the Marines, and before the tech bubble burst in 2000, he was
a paper millionaire in the software industry.

A native Houstonian, RW recently relocated to the Olympic Peninsula of
Washington, where he lives with his yellow Lab, Sadie.

Reviews

[David · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fraternitas is where the younger Titus Pullus finally becomes much more like his Avus - the original Titus Pullus. I missed the first Titus so much that I had trouble getting into the books that followed his death, but this one brings back a lot of the old Pullus spirit and I applaud the author for doing so. In Fraternitas, Rome is in the midst of the Pax Romana and there are no provinces being invaded by barbarians or civil wars to deal with. The legions must still march, however, and Titus and company find themselves marching through Pannonia mostly to keep the various tribes in line. In order to make things a bit more interesting, the Primus Pilus of Titus' unit decides to create a conflict by allegedly setting fire to a citizen's farm and blaming it on the local tribe, thus creating a reason to invade them. Of course the result of this is to raise the ire of the powers that be in Rome. The second half of the book involves Titus and his superiors being called to Rome for a tribunal to try the Primus Pilus for his role in the bogus invasion. I was particularly interested in the descriptions of the political machinations that occurred in ancient Rome.
This series has lost none of its luster. I have read them all so far and still look forward to the next release. I don't know how far the author plans to take this saga, but I hope it goes on for some time.

[John Phillips · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delicious taste of ancient Rome life with court room suspense.

A well structured story that provides an insight into Roman society. Often a constant struggle for survival and justice, no matter what your citizen status was. The author provides a glimpse into the hard and often cruel existence for those living within the Roman Empire and its political structure. Highly recommended for anyone interested in how service in the Legion may have been whilst operating on the frontier under the ever watchful eye of Rome.

[john temple · Rating 4 out of 5]

The story gets better

This story with its echoes of the original Titus pullus' life just gets better and better. As usual there's action and intrigue in plentiful supply and the battle during the lunar eclipse is masterful in its description of the confusion that ensues. Initially I was concerned that this generations story wouldn't be as interesting as the original how wrong could I be

[Alan Leo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay- Nothing Spectacular

Slow going, but not as slow, as the prequel to this
It is slow and at times wordy and boring, poor Pullis.

[Jean-luc · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good continuation of this brilliant series - I always have trouble waiting for the next book each time! Things are getting complicated for the new Titus. He definitely is following up in the footsteps of his more famous grandfather. Times are more peaceful but the politics are just as complicated and as dangerous as wars.

[michael marsella · Rating 5 out of 5]

The series keeps getting better with every book!

Can wait to find out what's next for the Pullus family. It won't be dull or peacefully. This is my favorite series in the ancient Rome genre.

[David Miles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome series. I'm glad that Pullus' injuries (that he gets with every battle) seem to be getting less severe.

When's the next book coming out?

[John Warren · Rating 4 out of 5]

waiting for the next one, does have what if Caesar books might check out