Beyond the Wall - Centurions, #1 - E-book - ePub

Idling away his time Centurion Antonius sits stuck on a hill fort on the edge of nowhere. In his uneventful area, he is surprised when news of the supply caravan being ambushed arrives. Assembling his men he sets out to rescue their much-needed resources and runs smack into trouble. What he finds is not a Pict raiding party, but a new unknown foe from across the North Sea that threatens to reshape the balance of power along the frontier.
This event sets Antonius off on a desperate race north, father than any Imperial forces have dared to venture, to assess this new foe. In the meantime Ragnar One-Eye, King of the Jutes, angered by his brother's death at the hands of the Romans charts a course for blood and revenge. With his warriors he sails for his brother's stronghold along the rugged coast of Britain. Beyond the Wall is historical fiction set in 168 AD Roman Britain during the reign of Emperor Antoine who jealousy of Hadrian's Wall has ordered a second wall be built.