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A Week in the Life of a Roman Centurion is unavailable, but you can change that!

Enter a world of warfare and treachery, of duty and honor, of love and loyalty, interwoven with the inner workings of a Roman centurion's household. And then trace it as the road curves toward little Capernaum. Follow the story of Appius, a proud centurion, and Tullus, his scribe and slave. From a battle with the Parthians, through a tragic personal crisis, to the gladiator arena at Caesarea...

and gladiatorial contests that were the finest at this far east end of the empire. There was a huge theater, where audiences enjoyed the greatest dramas of the empire. Seated in sculpted seats beneath expansive awnings facing the ocean, they were entertained by singers and actors. Just to the south there was a new horse-racing track, where chariots and skilled horsemen competed for money before cheering crowds. There were markets where anything, indeed anything, could be bought, from Ethiopian slaves
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