Centurion's DaughterHer Frankish mother dead, 17-year-old Aemilia arrives at Soissons in Roman Gaul in search of her Roman father whom she has never met. She knows only that his name is Tarunculus and that he is a former centurion. She finds an old man fixed on the past, attempting in vain to kindle a spark of patriotism in his dispirited countrymen. Soon, Aemilia is caught up in her father's schemes to save the Empire and the intrigues of the Roman nobility in Soissons. In the war between Franks and Romans to decide the fate of the last imperial province, Providence will lead her down a path she could never have imagined. Written and illustrated by master storyteller Justin Swanton, Centurion's Daughter is a thoughtful and compelling journey to a little-known period of history when an empire fell and the foundations of Christendom were laid. |
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User Review - Medievalgirl - LibraryThingInteresting book covering the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the fifth century, or more specifically, the fall of Roman France (what was left of it) to the Franks, the people who gave their name ... Read full review
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User Review - janerawoof - LibraryThingSet in an unusual period for historical novels--486 AD--the Western Roman Empire has collapsed and the Franks are becoming more powerful in Roman Gaul. Enjoyable and informative. Aemelia, a devout ... Read full review
Contents
Section 20 | 147 |
Section 21 | 161 |
Section 22 | 167 |
Section 23 | 175 |
Section 24 | 207 |
Section 25 | 221 |
Section 26 | 227 |
Section 27 | 233 |
Section 9 | 63 |
Section 10 | 71 |
Section 11 | 73 |
Section 12 | 79 |
Section 13 | 91 |
Section 14 | 99 |
Section 15 | 105 |
Section 16 | 113 |
Section 17 | 125 |
Section 18 | 133 |
Section 19 | 141 |
Section 28 | 241 |
Section 29 | 251 |
Section 30 | 259 |
Section 31 | 269 |
Section 32 | 277 |
Section 33 | 283 |
Section 34 | 293 |
Section 35 | 309 |
Section 36 | 315 |
Section 37 | 325 |
Common terms and phrases
Aemilia felt Aemilia looked Aemilia realized Aetius army asked atrium Avitus barbarian barracks basilica battle bishop can’t cavalry centurion Chararic Chlodovech Chlodovis church Comitatenses d’you didn’t door driver emperor Ennodius Ennodius’s entrance eyes face father fight Frankish Franks front Galbus gates Gaul gave gaze girl give glanced grin guard hand he’s head horse horse archers I’ve keep kitchen Lady Julia Lady’s Lavilla leaned leave Lord Majesty Master of Scribes Merovec mind mother moved never nodded Odoacer parchment passed paused remember replied Residence Ricimer Roman Roman Gaul Rome side silence slave smiled Soissons soldier solidus speak spoke Staterius stood stopped Syagrius Syagrius’s Tarunculus Tarunculus’s tell There’s They’re things thought told took town turned Vegetius villa Vipsania Visigoths voice waited wall warriors What’s woman won’t wooden You’re
Bibliographic information
| Title | Centurion's Daughter |
| Author | Justin Swanton |
| Publisher | Arx Publishing, LLC, 2011 |
| ISBN | 1935228056, 9781935228059 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › › Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical History / Ancient / Rome |
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