{"product_id":"first-spear-pro-denuo-9781950015177","title":"First Spear: Pro Denuo","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing \u0026amp; Rights Agency, LL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781950015177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 550\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.23d","brand":"Brent Nielsen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36672936607900,"sku":"9781950015177","price":21.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b664cd18-2299-436f-993f-3964e423b565.jpg?v=1603928692","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/first-spear-pro-denuo-9781950015177","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}