Marching with Caesar: Civil War

By: R.W. Peake

Narrated by: Simon Burdett

In the third volume of the critically acclaimed Marching with Caesar series, Titus Pullus and his friends in the 10th Legion are called on to serve as the agents of change as their general, Gaius Julius Caesar singlehandedly changes the Roman Republic to Empire.

From Spain and the dusty plains of Pharsalus, to the streets of Rome itself, Titus must survive the battlefield and navigate the treacherous world of Roman politics. Helping Titus are his surviving tentmates, including his best friend Vibius Domitius, but like the rest of the Republic, their friendship is tested by the strife and fratricide that comes with civil war.

At the same time, Titus has to deal with the challenges that have confronted career military members throughout the ages as he tries to balance the demands and heartache created by the long absences from his young family. Nevertheless, through it all, Titus and the men of the 10th Legion continue Marching with Caesar.

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Another great one!

Love the continuation of Titus Pullus, great storytelling and would highly recommend! So happy we got another audiobook of the great series.

Outstanding Story, Problematic Narration

The story is factually correct about what we know of Caesar, the fictional part is layered by the author's experience as both a Marine Grunt and a SNCO. While profanity is Roman the sentiments are those of a Gunnery Sergeant. The narrator is English and the voice he uses for Caesar and others, sounds like his tongue is too large for his mouth, think of a more measured Daffy Duck. It's both prissy and posh. It is incongruous from what we know of Caesar. Prissy and posh delivered with a mouthful of tongue doesn't make Caesar sound like someone the legions would have performed such heroic and unsurpassed deeds for. There was no command voice only caricature. Caesar comes off as a pettyfogging bureaucrat, not a seasoned leader of grizzled veterans.

Last of great series

Bringing this amazing saga to an end. Filling out the historical narrative with interesting and credible side events. Recommended.

Loved this

I was huge fan of HBO Rome these books are excellent and fill that void. Please keep the audio books coming!!!

Good book to listen to. it's as though the author is telling you a story of his youth.

I enjoy most books about Roman history, particularly during this time period. This book is unique in that it is written in first person. It works well as an audio book, like the author is telling the listener a story recalled from the memories of his youth. My complaint would be that the person chosen to read this as an audio book could have been better. He constantly mispronounces words, and the names of people and places. At times he seems to have trouble forming words with his mouth, garbling words. And there is a good bit of slurring, and using voice inflections that I feel are very much out of character. I do not want to leave a negative review about the book, or even the audio book reader, as it was still very enjoyable. I would just say that in my opinion it could be better with the right reader.