Amulet II: The Gallic Wars

"...packs a punch you won't want to miss." San Diego Book reviews 2016. Aulus Veridius Scapula, Decurion in the army of Lucullus, lives in the palace of Mithradates in Pontus. He shares his life with Hypsicratea, Mithradates' estranged wife. What on earth could go wrong? When the absent king returns he must flee. He travels home to Rome where he joins the armies of Julius Caesar, always aware he must find the amulet his father gave him, for it contains a secret only he can decipher. His journey takes him to Gaul and back and he finds love, battle and friendship. A glorious romp through the late Roman Empire.