First Spear

<p><em>First Spear:</em> <em>Pro Denuo </em>presents 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.</p><p>Gaius “Killer” Crastinus and his fellow veterans Vorenus Pullo and Bacculus have won honor and glory in the service of the <em>SPQR</em>. Now these comrades must introduce a new consignment of recruits to life in the Roman Army. One of them is Gaius’ younger brother Marcus.</p><p>But training for the young soldiers is cut far too short for war brews in Lusitania. With only three weeks of training<em></em> the newly constituted X Legion is ordered north. Their order is to<em> </em>stop Lusitanii incursions into the province of <em>Hispanica</em> forever. Marcus and his fellow recruits follow Gaius in a desperate fight to safeguard their homeland.</p><p>If 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.</p><p>This well-researched novel is the sequel to the author’s first book <em>First Spear: Rudimenta</em> (Xlibris 2009).</p><p><strong>About the Author: </strong>Brent 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.”</p><p> </p>