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After a patrol boat filled with murdered Legionaries washes ashore, Alerio Sisera volunteers to scout for the Roman response. His investigation creates a powerful enemy and leaves him defending a besieged harbor without hope of reinforcements.

Young swordsman Alerio Sisera leaves his father’s farm for the levied Legions of the Roman Republic. Training, military service and political life challenge his temper and teach him that quick reflexes alone cannot guarantee survival or advancement.

On his way to a new posting, Alerio Sisera loses his travel bag to a protection racket. Pursuing the thieves exposes murdered senators and a dangerous treaty, drawing a routine journey into a conspiracy that threatens the Roman Republic.

Carthaginian forces control Messina’s harbor and the shipping routes Rome needs. Sent across the strait behind enemy lines, Alerio Sisera must find a way to reopen the port for the Legions using force, improvisation and hazardous negotiations.

Vindictive officers leave Alerio Sisera injured and disgraced after a brutal punishment. Restoring his reputation means overcoming both physical wounds and military politics, even as circumstances force him to save the Legion responsible for his suffering.

A battlefield littered with dead Legionaries signals a growing threat to the Roman Republic. As the Senate struggles with the crisis, Alerio Sisera must combine his experience as infantryman, scout and weapons instructor to survive a reluctant siege.

A Roman Legion is rushed against a fortified enemy in 262 BC. When the shield wall begins failing, Alerio Sisera and his isolated infantrymen must use discipline and misdirection to withstand superior numbers and survive the final assault.

What should be a comfortable assignment turns dangerous for corporal Alerio Sisera. His growing experience as an instructor, raider and political protégé offers little reassurance when a sudden fight leaves him facing longer weapons with only a dagger.

Alerio Sisera fights through the Republic’s struggle against Carthage as weapons and artillery tear apart both armies. Survival demands more than armor and swordsmanship, forcing him to rely on judgment, endurance and the courage of the men beside him.

Centurion Alerio Sisera struggles toward the surface beneath an enemy warship, caught between drowning and capture. Escaping the sea is only part of his predicament, as dangerous intrigue tests the audacity that has repeatedly carried him beyond military boundaries.

Alerio Sisera investigates criminals exploiting the Republic’s disorganized military supply system. Bringing the thieves to justice exposes religious rivalries as well as corruption, forcing him into a confrontation where political authority and the claims of rival deities collide.

Centurion Alerio Sisera’s mutual hatred with a senior tribune threatens to become a fatal confrontation. As the Ides of March approach, obligations, scheming and the demand for repayment draw military rivalry toward a settlement measured in blood.

Roman politicians send Alerio Sisera on a diplomatic assignment to Rhodes that many expect him to fail. Local resistance complicates his reception, but the abduction of a merchant prince offers a dangerous opportunity to rescue both the boy and his mission.

Roman infantry take their land tactics onto the sea, where boarding an enemy vessel offers a chance of survival and falling overboard means death beneath heavy armor. In the assault, courage can bring recognition or leave a soldier expendable.

To secure recognition as a military attaché, Alerio Sisera must win endorsements from four scattered commanders. Hoping to gather them in one place promises to shorten his task, but the opportunity brings consequences more dangerous than the journey he hoped to avoid.

Extortion draws Alerio Sisera into an Illyrian capital where an old adversary needs help. Rival claimants, a masked woman’s poisoned kiss and political ambition surround him with threats, leaving the Roman officer struggling to escape a dangerous succession dispute.

Jealousy and concern spread around Alerio Sisera as he prepares for another battle. Bound by promises to a god and a general, the tribune must hold to his obligations while his officers question the pressures shaping his future.

After enduring torture and humiliation, senior tribune Alerio Sisera prepares to confront those responsible. Lessons from his youth urge control over anger, but his understanding of honor demands that he settle the matter before sunrise.

Alerio Sisera begins a political career expecting to exchange military force for negotiation. A series of violent robberies draws him into an investigation, where enforcing the Republic’s laws proves to require the combat skills he thought he had left behind.