The Books
Marching With Caesar® is a series – the numbers beside each book indicate their place chronologically. Find the Marching With Caesar® series on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Kobo.com, iTunes and Audible.com.
13 – Marching With Caesar® – Rise of Germanicus
Just Released August 20, 2016!
Titus Porcinianus Pullus has settled into life as a Centurion of the 1st Legion, stationed on the Rhine, but a revolt in his home province of Pannonia changes everything, both for him and for Rome. When the aging Augustus sends the young, untested Germanicus Julius Caesar to Pannonia at the head of a hastily assembled force, Tiberius summons Titus to return to his home province. Ostensibly sent to both advise and protect the youngster in whom the Princeps has placed so much hope, Titus quickly learns that Tiberius’ motives are, at best, suspect, when the Germanicus Legion is sent against the Maezei, the tribe that murdered Titus’ brother Sextus, the first in a series of events that required Titus’ transfer from his original Legion after he avenged Sextus’ death.
Consequently, once more, a member of the Pullus family finds himself embroiled in the machinations and maneuvering of the second most powerful man in Rome, as Tiberius tries to ensure that his position as likely heir to the aging Augustus is not challenged by a talented, charismatic young Roman, in the form of Germanicus. Ultimately, Titus will be faced with a choice–following his heart and helping Germanicus achieve fame and glory or heeding the implicit but clear orders from the man who controls his fate in Tiberius, who is threatened by the talented youngster.
1 – Marching With Caesar® – Birth of the 10th Legion
Titus Pullus, the hero of the 10th Legion and the Marching With Caesar® series, tells his story from the very beginning of his life, starting with his relationship with his father, how his friendship with Vibius Domitius began, and how their burning ambition to join the Legions was helped by a veteran nicknamed Cyclops. Enlisting in the 10th Legion, raised in 61 B.C. by Gaius Julius Caesar, Birth of the 10th Legion recounts the first campaign ever conducted by Julius Caesar as a commander, when he quells an insurrection in Hispania, as seen through the eyes and from the perspective of the men like Titus and Vibius who actually did the fighting.
*This edition of Marching With Caesar-Birth of the 10th Legion contains material previously released in the First Edition of the bestselling Marching With Caesar-Conquest of Gaul.*
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2 – Marching With Caesar® – Conquest of Gaul
Marching With Caesar® – Conquest of Gaul is a first-person narrative, written in the form of a memoir as dictated to a scribe of Titus Pullus, Legionary, Optio, First Spear Centurion of Caesar’s 6th and 10th Legion. The memoir is written three years after his retirement as Camp Prefect, when Titus is 61 years old. Titus, along with his boyhood friend Vibius Domitius, joins the 10th Legion in the draft of 61 BC, when Gaius Julius Caesar is the governor of Spain. Titus and Vibius are assigned to a tent group, with seven other men who will become their closest friends during their times in the legion. Titus, Vibius and their comrades endure the harsh training regimen that made the legions the most feared military force in the ancient world. The 10th Legion is blooded in a series of actions in Spain, led by Caesar in a campaign that was the true beginning of one of the most brilliant military careers in history. Three years after joining the legions, the 10th is called on again, this time to be part of the subjugation of Gaul, one of the greatest feats of arms in any period of history. During the subsequent campaigns, the 10th cements its reputation as Caesar’s most favored and trusted legion, and is involved in most of the major actions during this period. This first book of a completed series closes with Caesar crossing the Rubicon, and the 10th preparing to march to war, this time against fellow Romans.
3 – Marching With Caesar® – Civil War
In the third book of the critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar® series, Titus Pullus and his friends in the 10th Legion are called on to serve as the agents of change as their general, Gaius Julius Caesar single-handedly changes the Roman Republic to Empire. From Spain and the dusty plains of Pharsalus, to the streets of Rome itself, Titus must survive the battlefield and navigate the treacherous world of Roman politics as he rises through the ranks. Helping Titus are his surviving tentmates, including his best friend Vibius Domitius, but like the rest of the Republic, their friendship is tested by the strife and fratricide that comes with civil war. At the same time, Titus has to deal with the challenges that have confronted career military members throughout the ages as he tries to balance the demands and heartache created by the long absences from his young family. Nevertheless, through it all Titus and the men of the 10th Legion continue marching With Caesar.
Since release on November 10th, 2012, Marching With Caesar® – Civil War has received 64 5 star reviews out of 80 on Amazon.com, and 23 out of 33 on Amazon.co.uk!
Readers on GoodReads have rated it 4.51, based on 84 ratings and 50 reviews!
On February 1st, Marching With Caesar® – Civil War was reviewed by Historical Novels Review Online. You can read it here at http://historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/marching-with-caesar-civil-war/
4 – Marching With Caesar® – Antony and Cleopatra Part I
In the fourth book of the critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar® series, Titus Pullus and his 10th Legion are still in the thick of the maelstrom that follows after the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar. As part of the army jointly commanded by the young Gaius Octavian and Marcus Antonius, Titus and his comrades avenge the death of their general Caesar at Philippi, with the defeat of the last of The Liberators, Brutus and Cassius. When the two triumphant generals divide their victorious army between them, the 10th Legion is fated to serve under the command of the older Triumvir, Marcus Antonius, who leads them on a campaign into the wilds of Parthia. Throughout all of the trials and amid the danger that is inherent in this endeavor, Titus must also steer a course through the increasingly turbulent and dangerous waters as the last two remaining rivals for the ultimate prize of being the First Man in Rome move ever closer to a final confrontation, one in which every Roman in the Legions must choose a side. At stake is not just his own reputation and life, but the fate of his beloved 10th Legion! Marching With Caesar® – Antony and Cleopatra Part I – Antony is the first of the two-volume Marching With Caesar® – Antony and Cleopatra.
Marching With Caesar® – Antony and Cleopatra Part I – Antony was released on March 1,2013. Within 2 weeks of release, Part I – Antony hit #1 in the genre of Ancient Rome on Amazon! Since then, it has earned 42 5 star reviews out of 57 on Amazon.com, and 14 of 16 on Amazon.co.uk! Its GoodReads reader rating is 4.04, based on 24 ratings and 5 reviews!
5 – Marching With Caesar® – Antony and Cleopatra Part II
In the fifth book of the critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar® series, Titus Pullus and his 10th Legion are still in the thick of the maelstrom that follows after the assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar. With the disastrous campaign in Parthia behind them, Mark Antony continues his struggle with Octavian, both men vying for ultimate control of Rome. Enter Cleopatra VII, the Pharaoh of Egypt and mother of Julius Caesar’s son, who harbors ambitions and dreams of her own. Through her son Caesarion, Cleopatra is a powerful player in her own right in the continuing drama being played out for control of the most powerful society on Earth. With Cleopatra combining forces with Mark Antony, Octavian, the legitimate heir to Caesar’s fortune is facing the most formidable barrier to his ascendancy yet. Through it all, Titus Pullus and his men must tread a very careful path as the two forces head for an inevitable showdown at a place called Actium.
Marching With Caesar® – Antony and Cleopatra Part II – Cleopatra was released on April 2, 2013. It has garnered 33 5 star reviews out of 43 on Amazon.com, and 16 of 17 on Amazon.co.uk! On GoodReads, readers have rated it 4.10, based on 20 ratings and 6 reviews.
6 – Marching With Caesar® – Rise of Augustus
In the penultimate chapter of the saga of Titus Pullus, Legionary of Rome, Titus has been promoted to the newly formalized post of Camp Prefect, by Gaius Octavianus Caesar, who will become known as Augustus. Sent to the wild province of Pannonia, Titus, Sextus Scribonius, Quintus Balbus and Titus’ nephew and heir Gaius Porcinus, take part in a campaign by the grandson of the former Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus. Meanwhile, Titus experiences both the pain of advancing age and personal loss as tragedy shakes his faith for the last time. Not only must Titus and his friends survive the rigors of combat against the wild tribes that inhabit the region that now makes up the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, and Romania, but they must worry about the political undercurrents as Augustus consolidates his power. Will Titus and his friends become casualties in Gaius Octavianus Caesar’s relentless pursuit of total control of Rome?
The sixth volume in the Marching With Caesar® series, Marching With Caesar® – Rise of Augustus, was released on August 1, 2013. By August 5th, it was ranked #1 in the Ancient Rome genre on Amazon and it currently has 9 reviews on Amazon.com, all 5 star!
7 – Marching With Caesar® – Final Campaign
In the final installation of the bestselling Marching With Caesar®-Titus Pullus series, Camp Prefect Titus Pullus participates in his Final Campaign, the invasion of Thrace by the Governor of Macedonia, Marcus Primus. Although claiming that the expedition has the blessing of the Roman now referred to as Augustus, the reality turns out to be far different, and Pullus finds himself embroiled in the toughest battle of his career. Making it more difficult, his final fight will be conducted not on a battlefield, but in Rome itself, in a courtroom, pitting Titus against some patricians of Rome who are determined to make an example of a man who dares to try and improve his circumstances and standing in the rigid hierarchy of Roman society. The question that plagues Titus is: What side is Augustus on?
Marching With Caesar® – Final Campaign features the same characters as the Marching With Caesar® series, and was released on November 23, 2013
8 – Marching With Caesar® – Rebellion
In the next installment of the Marching With Caesar® saga, Titus Pullus has died peacefully in his sleep after retiring as Camp Prefect and achieving his goal of being elevated to the equestrian order. However, Augustus has decreed that his status will not be inherited by his adopted son and heir, Gaius Porcinus. Consequently, Porcinus is still in the ranks of the Legions where he marches with Tiberius Claudius Nero and his brother Drusus to quell the first of what will be a period of rebellions that mark the beginning of the career of the man who will become the second Emperor of Rome. Meanwhile, Gaius’ son and Pullus’ namesake Titus faces his own challenges as he learns what it means to be the grandson of a legend.
9 – Marching With Caesar® – A New Era
A new era in Rome has begun, for both the budding Empire, and the descendants of Titus Pullus, Legionary of Rome. In this next chapter in the bestselling, critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar® saga, the torch has passed to Pullus’ namesake and adopted grandson, Titus Porcinianus Pullus. Blessed with not only the name and legacy of his adoptive grandfather but his enormous size and strength as well, young Titus enlists in the Legions. Following in the footsteps of his father Gaius Porcinus, Titus joins the Fourth Cohort of the 8th Legion, once commanded by Porcinus himself. But what Titus discovers is that the example set by his father and grandfather brings with it a heavy price, in the form of extra scrutiny and high expectations. Adding to his burden is an atmosphere of suspicion, intrigue and ominous portents as the 8th Legion joins the army of Nero Claudius Drusus, younger brother of Tiberius, on what will turn out to be his final campaign in Germania, as the upper classes of Rome begin to prepare for a world after Augustus. Will young Titus find himself an unwilling participant in a conspiracy designed to advance the fortunes of one Roman nobleman over the others vying for control of Rome?
10 – Marching With Caesar® – Pax Romana
Young Titus Porcinianus Pullus has survived his first campaign, following in the footsteps of not only his father, but his illustrious namesake, Titus Pullus. His achievements come to the notice of his Primus Pilus and he is promoted into the First Cohort as a result of his actions. However, as he is about to discover, the “Pax Romana” created by the first Emperor, Caesar Augustus, is still fraught with peril and danger. In this new era of peace, as Titus discovers, the direst threat to his safety and career comes from within as well as without. Forced into unwilling cooperation by his Primus Pilus, Titus must tread a careful path, fighting for his life, all while being on the front line in a newly conquered province that has yet to accept this new Pax Romana. Marching With Caesar® – Pax Romana is Volume X of the critically acclaimed, international bestselling Marching With Caesar® series.
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11 – Marching With Caesar® – Fraternitas
Just Released June 27, 2015!
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?
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12 – Marching With Caesar® – Vengeance
Titus Porcinianus Pullus, grandson and namesake of the late Camp Prefect Titus Pomponius Pullus, has settled into life as an Optio of the 8th Legion, stationed in Siscia, as has his brother Sextus, who is also serving under the standard of the same Legion. The province is technically at peace, but in an instant, the entire Pullus family learns the horrible truth of the myth “All is quiet in Pannonia”, when tragedy strikes in the form of an ambush by a local tribe.
Lashing out in his rage and grief, Titus’ actions during a punitive raid creates a crisis for which he will be punished. In order to save his career and life, he strikes a bargain with Dolabella, the mysterious spymaster, to serve a Roman nobleman. It is a fate that Titus has tried to avoid, understanding the threat and toll such a relationship took on his beloved Avus, the first and greatest Titus Pullus.
But, unlike the first Titus Pullus, it is not the aged Augustus the young Optio is going to serve, but his dutiful stepson Tiberius Claudius Nero. However, as he quickly learns, serving an ambitious Roman patrician, no matter who it is, poses its own set of risks, and Titus finds himself as the next Pullus whose life is linked to the aspirations of a member of Rome’s ruling class, all because of an act of vengeance.
Caesar Ascending – Invasion of Parthia
What if Gaius Julius Caesar had heeded that warning and the other signs leading up to the Ides and survived that day in March of 44 BC?
This is the premise behind Caesar Ascending-Invasion of Parthia, which is the predecessor to Caesar Triumphant, an alternate history where Caesar, after his planned invasion of Parthia, continues marching east. Whereas Caesar Triumphant covers Caesar’s invasion of the Isle of Wa, now known as Japan, Caesar Ascending is set in 44 BC and tells the story of his planned invasion of Parthia, and includes the characters of the internationally bestselling Marching With Caesar series, featuring Titus Pullus.
Determined not to repeat the mistakes made by Caesar’s friend and fellow Triumvir Marcus Licinius Crassus, the Dictator has trained his Legions in tactics specifically designed to thwart the famed Parthian cataphracts and horse archers, but as Caesar and his army learns, the Parthians have been working on their own surprises, all in an attempt to destroy another Roman army and send a message to Rome that they are not the only world power.
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Caesar Triumphant
“A certain seer warned Caesar to be on his guard against a great peril on the day of the month of March which the Romans call the Ides; 6 and when the day had come and Caesar was on his way to the senate-house, he greeted the seer with a jest and said: ‘Well, the Ides of March are come,’ and the seer said to him softly: ‘Ay, they are come, but they are not gone.” ~Plutarch, Parallel Lives What if Gaius Julus Caesar had heeded those fateful words and survived that day in March of 44 BC? That is the underlying premise behind Caesar Triumphant, a story of a Caesar and his army that conduct his planned campaign against the Parthians…then just continues on a march of conquest that takes him to the very edge of the known world. The story opens with the last target of conquest: an island nation known then as the Isles of Wa, and what we know today as the country of Japan. It will be the final challenge of a remarkable career, but facing him and his battle-hardened Legions are a race of people as fiercely dedicated to the profession of arms, and fanatically devoted to their emperor as any foe Caesar and his Romans have ever faced. The Wa have never tasted defeat, repelling every attempted invasion of their sacred islands. In these warriors, has Caesar and his unstoppable force of an army finally met their match in the immovable object, in the form of the men of Wa, or will Caesar once again be triumphant? Caesar Triumphant is an alternative history, by the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed Marching With Caesar® series, R.W. Peake, featuring Titus Pullus, Legionary of Rome.
Not part of the Marching With Caesar® series, the story of Caesar Triumphant has its genesis from a blog I began in April of 2012, with the same title. The premise is based on my internal musings on the possible outcome of a clash between the Legions of Rome, and the samurai of Japan. While I wasn’t willing to invent time travel in order to match the men of Caesar’s Legions with the samurai of what is considered the Golden Age of the culture, the Tokugawa Shogunate, I was more than happy to invent an alternate history, one in which Julius Caesar heeds the warning of “The Seer” that while the Ides of March had come, they had not passed. In Caesar Triumphant, Caesar actually embarks on the campaign that he had been planning for some time, the invasion of Parthia, but then he just…keeps going east. Caesar Triumphant opens ten years after the Ides, with Caesar and his army, now composed of a polyglot of nations and cultures, poised to invade the last part of the known world, what was then called The Isles of Wa by the Han Dynasty.
Caesar Triumphant features the same characters as the Marching With Caesar® series, and was released on July 30, 2013.
