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Soldier of Rome: Crisis on the Danube
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 2
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
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Since the reign of Emperor Tiberius, an uneasy peace has existed along the Danube frontier between the various Sarmatian tribal kingdoms to the north and the Roman Empire to the south. Now, a new threat has emerged in Dacia, as the aged King Duras seeks to unite his people; a feat not witnessed since the legendary King Burebista more than a century before.
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Soldier of Rome: Crisis on the Danube
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 2
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Artorian Dynasty, Book 2
- Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
- Release date: 29-03-24
- Language: English
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Soldier of Rome: The Last Campaign
- Artorian Chronicles, Book 6
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Following the assassination of Emperor Gaius Caligula in AD 41, his uncle, Claudius, assumed the imperial throne. After establishing his legitimacy and stabilizing his position with the Roman Senate and people, he looks to legitimize himself militarily. His eyes turn toward Britannia, the elusive isle that even Julius Caesar failed to conquer. Far from being unknown to the rest of the world, various Britannic peoples have maintained trade relations with the continent, and a few of the tribal kingdoms have even formed alliances with Rome that extend back decades.
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Soldier of Rome: The Last Campaign
- Artorian Chronicles, Book 6
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Artorian Chronicles, Book 6
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 02-03-22
- Language: English
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Soldier of Rome: Tigris and Euphrates
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 10
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Unabridged
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The year is 115 A.D. After two years of conquest, Emperor Caesar Traianus has annexed both Armenia and vassal kingdoms of northern Mesopotamia. His gaze turns south, his armies poised to march down the Tigris and Euphrates. Parthian resistance evaporates before his legions, like water drops incinerated by the burning desert sun. Soon, the ancient Kingdoms of Babylon and Mesopotamia will fall under the eagles. Tiberius Artorius Castus, Dux of Britannia, marches with Trajan.
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Soldier of Rome: Tigris and Euphrates
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 10
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Artorian Dynasty, Book 10
- Length: 10 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 28-07-25
- Language: English
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Soldier of Rome
- The Centurion: Book Four of the Artorian Chronicles (Volume 4)
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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In the year 28 AD the people of Frisia, a previously loyal province, were suffering under the oppression of the Roman magistrate, a former Centurion named Olennius. So blinded by greed had he become that he taxed the populous well beyond their means to produce. Now impoverished and risking starvation, the Frisians did the unspeakable and sought open rebellion as their only means of survival.
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- By Mr. Anthony D. Bateman on 31-03-24
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Soldier of Rome
- The Centurion: Book Four of the Artorian Chronicles (Volume 4)
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Artorian Chronicles, Book 4
- Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 10-05-21
- Language: English
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Forlorn Hope
- The Storming of Badajoz
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In the spring of 1812, the British army under Sir Arthur Wellesley, Earl of Wellington, has driven the French from Portugal. With Napoleon obsessed by the invasion of Russia, Wellington turns toward Spain. The way is barred by two fortresses, Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz. When Ciudad Rodrigo collapses after a short siege, Wellington prepares to break the fortress of Badajoz, the most formidable stronghold in Europe and commanded by the seasoned warrior, Baron Armand Philippon.
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Forlorn Hope
- The Storming of Badajoz
- Narrated by: Nigel Patterson
- Length: 3 hrs and 14 mins
- Release date: 13-01-17
- Language: English
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Soldier of Rome: March to Oblivion
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 3
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In 89 A.D., following a failed insurrection by the governor of Upper Germania, the disgraced Legio XXI Rapax is dispatched to Pannonia, on the River Danube. The legion is purged of its senior officers and Emperor Domitian appoints the venerable Lucius Flavius Silva as the new commanding legate. A revered general, Silva famously captured the Herodian Fortress of Masada at the end of the Great Jewish Revolt, twenty years earlier.
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Soldier of Rome: March to Oblivion
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 3
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Artorian Dynasty, Book 3
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Release date: 06-06-24
- Language: English
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Soldier of Rome: Rise of the Flavians
- The Year of the Four Emperors - Part II
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
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It is April of 69 A.D., and Rome’s first civil war in a hundred years has ended. Emperor Otho, who violently overthrew the tyrannical Galba just three months before, is dead. The triumphant armies of the Rhine coerce the senate into ratifying their governor, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. While there is an uneasy hope that peace has returned to Rome, Vitellius’ cronyism and utter incompetence soon alienates most of Rome’s patricians, along with many of the provinces.
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Soldier of Rome: Rise of the Flavians
- The Year of the Four Emperors - Part II
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Year of the Four Emperors Series, Book 2
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 17-07-23
- Language: English
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Soldier of Rome: Traiana Victrix
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 8
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
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After decades of strife and a pair of bloodily savage wars, the Kingdom of Dacia is no more. With King Decebalus dead, and the surviving members of the royal family in captivity, an uneasy peace descends upon the new Roman Province of Dacia. The senate and people of Rome eagerly expect the return of the victorious Emperor Trajan. With equal eagerness, the people await the legendary great Dacian treasury, said to equal hundreds of tons in gold and silver, making its way to Rome.
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Soldier of Rome: Traiana Victrix
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 8
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Artorian Dynasty, Book 8
- Length: 11 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 29-04-25
- Language: English
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Soldier of Rome: The Restless Emperor
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 12
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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The year is 118 A.D. More than five years have passed since Tiberius Artorius Castus, Dux Britannica, departed to fight beside Emperor Trajan against the Parthian Empire. At his command was the legionary and auxilia division, Exercitus Britannica, known to the men in the ranks as Minerva’s Spear. Crossing the breadth of the Empire, they battled across the frozen mountains of Armenia, through the scorching wastes of Mesopotamia, before recapturing Cyprus during the catastrophic uprising across the Jewish diaspora. Their numbers depleted, the survivors exhausted, they are eager to return home.
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Soldier of Rome: The Restless Emperor
- The Artorian Dynasty, Book 12
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Artorian Dynasty, Book 12
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 17-11-25
- Language: English
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Slaves of Fear
- A Land Unconquered
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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Four years have passed since the Roman invasion of Britannia. Though the imperial legions won a number of spectacular victories, the imperial governor, Ostorius Scapula, realizes that Emperor Claudius declared victory far too soon. An ever-volatile land, hostile forces exist even amongst loyalists and allies. To the north the allied kingdom of the Brigantes is on the verge of civil war, while to the west Rome’s old nemesis, Caratacus, has returned. A former prince of the conquered Catuvellauni, he seeks revenge for the death of his brother and the subjugation of their people.
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- By Siobhan D on 01-06-22
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Slaves of Fear
- A Land Unconquered
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 05-05-22
- Language: English
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Isle of Mist
- A Tale of Ireland and Rome
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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On the mist-shrouded Isle of Hibernia, now known as Ireland, 26 years have passed since the murder of the high king, Fiacha Finnolach. The usurper Elim of Ulster’s promises of peace and prosperity have come to naught, as drought and famine afflict the land. Across the Irish Sea, the Roman Governor of Britannia, Julius Agricola, is met with an intriguing proposition. Fiacha’s son, Tuathal Techtmar, born when his pregnant mother fled into exile, has grown to manhood. He seeks the aid of Rome in avenging his father and becoming High King of Hibernia.
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The Scottish accent of the Irish warriors! So very inaccurate a representation of regional dialects in Ireland.
- By JCW on 08-01-25
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Isle of Mist
- A Tale of Ireland and Rome
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Artorian Dynasty, Book 0.5
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 01-12-21
- Language: English
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Soldier of Rome
- Hadrian Ascending (The Artorian Dynasty, Book 11)
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
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Four years after their departure for the east, the armies of Rome are bloodied and exhausted. Their victories against the Parthian Empire came at great cost. As Emperor Trajan stood upon the shores of the Persian Gulf, insurrections erupted amongst the Jewish populations of Cyrenaica, Egypt, Cyprus, and Syria. These were inflamed by uprisings across the newly conquered regions of Mesopotamia. Though Trajan defeated Parthia’s armies in the field, the campaign ended with a humiliating failed siege at Hatra. Disease wreaked havoc upon the imperial army, including the emperor himself.
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Soldier of Rome
- Hadrian Ascending (The Artorian Dynasty, Book 11)
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Series: The Artorian Dynasty, Book 11
- Length: 12 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 22-09-25
- Language: English
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Empire Betrayed
- The Fall of Sejanus
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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Duty bound to save the Empire from falling further under a tyrannical usurper, Cursor resolves to unravel the conspiracy and bring the perpetrators to justice. Aiding him is an old friend; a retired Master Centurion named Gaius Calvinus. Regrettably, they know that if successful, Tiberius' retribution will be swift and brutal, sparing neither the innocent nor the guilty. This leaves only two dark paths for Cursor and Calvinus; either allow the pending reign of terror under a ruthless usurper, or unleash the unholy vengeance of an emperor betrayed.
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Empire Betrayed
- The Fall of Sejanus
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 31-05-17
- Language: English
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Die by the Blade
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
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The year is 77 AD. On the frontier of the Roman Empire, a Dacian man named Verus is captured and enslaved during an imperial raid north of the Danube. He is sent to a rock quarry known as The Pit, as one among thousands of fresh slaves needed to mine marble for Emperor Vespasian's new amphitheater. Funded by spoils taken during the Siege of Jerusalem, the Emperor promises it will be the largest gladiatorial arena ever; his personal gift to the people of Rome. Requiring years of herculean labor and millions of cubic feet in stone, Vespasian's son, Titus, worries if his father will live.
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Die by the Blade
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 20-03-18
- Language: English
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Courage, Marshal Ney
- Last Stand of the Bravest of the Brave
- By: James Mace
- Narrated by: John Szura
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
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In June of 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte's attempts at reclaiming the French Empire are destroyed on the field of Waterloo. With the Bourbon monarchy restored to the throne of France, King Louis XVIII seeks his revenge against many of Napoleon's former generals. While many are sent into exile, the fanatical royalists demand that one in particular pay with his life. That man is Michel Ney, Marshal of France; called by both friend an enemy as "The Bravest of the Brave".
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Courage, Marshal Ney
- Last Stand of the Bravest of the Brave
- Narrated by: John Szura
- Length: 6 hrs and 55 mins
- Release date: 31-12-14
- Language: English
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