Give Me Back My Legions!: A Novel of Ancient Rome Free Audiobook Download by Harry Turtledove

Harry Turtledove's "Give Me Back My Legions" is a novel about the events surrounding the fall of Rome. Arsinoë, a seductress to Emperor Commodus, convinces him to murder his father Pertinax for her and take power for himself. The novel follows the events surrounding this and how she contrives to get what she wants.

Give Me Back My Legions! is an amazing story of Rome during the reign of Marcus Aurelius. It tells the story of a young aristocrat, Marcus, who has just been promoted to Legionnaire and tasked with protecting Caesar's security. He must figure out how to survive in this new world as he witnesses death and destruction around him. As he lives through the Reign of Terror and starts to understand both his mortality and his place in history, he finds himself becoming a true Roman soldier - one who understands that life is precious, but nothing can be taken for granted.

In this novel, the protagonist is a citizen of Rome in the year 46 BC. He is put on trial for his life and that of his family because of his role in the rebellion against Caesar. This novel is about how he survives being put on trial, including how he reacts to some interesting cases presented by Caesar.

The Plot: "Augustus, now a middle-aged and slightly dotty retired emperor, is visited by his old friend and rival Marcellus who's come to ask for an army. This request seems like something of a joke, the emperor wonders what he can do with one old man against the might of Rome."

Give Me Back My Legions!: A Novel of Ancient Rome is the first in a trilogy of novels from SF author Harry Turtledove. It takes place during the reign of Rome's first emperor, Augustus Caesar, and tells the story of Vitellius, one of the legions that rebelled against their emperor. The novel follows Vitellius's rise to power through his marriage to Livia Drusilla, Augustus's granddaughter.

As a Roman legionary, Titus Pullo is loyal to the Empire. But when he and his fellow soldiers are betrayed by the Emperor, they are sent to die in a remote province of Gaul. Years later, an old man named Marius appears before them with tales of a world where they never died. As they battle Marius and their feelings of guilt over surviving when so many others have not, the story takes on fresh new meaning for them.