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Soldier of Rome: Rebellion in Judea
- The Great Jewish Revolt series, Book 1
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 14 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
The year is AD 66, and the Roman province of Judea has exploded in rebellion. Far from being a revolution of unified peoples, the various Jewish factions of Sadducees, Zealots, Sicarii, and Edomites are in a state of civil war; as anxious to spill the blood of each other as they are to fight the Romans. The Judeans find hope when the Romans commit a serious tactical blunder and allow their forces to be ambushed and nearly destroyed in the mountain pass of Beth Horon. Following the disaster, Emperor Nero recalls to active service Flavius Vespasian, the legendary general who had been instrumental in the conquest of Britannia 23 years before. In the northern region of Galilee, a young Jewish commander named Josephus ben Matthias readies his forces to face the coming onslaught.
A social and political moderate, he fears the extremely violent Zealot fanatics - who threaten to overthrow the newly established government in Jerusalem - as much as he does the Romans. Soon Vespasian, a tactical and strategic genius who has never been defeated in battle, unleashes his huge army upon Galilee. His orders are to crush the rebellion and exact the harshest of punishments upon those who would violate the "Peace of Rome". Lacking the manpower and resources to face the legions in open battle, Josephus knows he will need plenty of cunning, ingenuity, and perhaps even the intervention of God himself, lest the once proud Kingdoms of Judah and Israel become a kingdom of the damned.
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- Norma Miles
- 30-09-22
"Incinerated by the fires of hate."
I am an enormous fan of well researched and written Roman military tales which prove to be both entertaining and informative. This book by James Mace is one such, with hgood, strong characters, very visual depiction of both siege and battles and the terrifying carnage wrought in human lives This is a place and period (66 AD, after the death of Nero) about which I know very little so cannot comment on the accuracy of detail, But the stage was large, the characters many and colourful and, despite at times not being able to remember names of a few players, I found it a riveting and addictive read. The narrator, Jonathan Waters, added to this pleasure, his reading of the text well paced and imbued with the passions of the story and the various protagonists given distinctive voice appropriate to authority. There was one irritation, however, and curiously the exact opposite of many readers: when a natural break appears in the writing either in or at the end of a chapter, instead of ignoring it as many do Mr.Mace verbally leaves that space, but of so long a duration that I had to check that my playback was still happening. It did somewhat break the absorption into the story. And, just sometimes, his pronunciation of names seemed slightly odd, but they were always consistent so perhaps it is simply an alternative rendering previously unknown to me.
My thanks to the rights holder of Rebellion in Judea who, at my request, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy via Free Audiobook Codes. I enjoyed it enormously and look forward to continuing with book two in the Great Jewish Revolt series.
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- GRAHAM GILBERT
- 07-09-19
A good listen
Well put together book well read James Mace is always a good author this is no exception can't wait for book 2 to be recorded
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