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Caesar's Legion

The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion and the Armies of Rome

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Caesar's Legion

By: Stephen Dando-Collins
Narrated by: Stuart Langton
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About this listen

 Stephen Dando-Collins paints a vivid and definitive portrait of daily life in the Tenth Legion as he follows Caesar and his men along the blood-soaked fringes of the Empire. This unprecedented regimental history reveals countless previously unknown details about Roman military practices, Caesar's conduct as a commander and his relationships with officers and legionnaires, and the daily routine and discipline of the Legion.

From penetrating insights into the mind of history's greatest general to a grunt's-eye view of the gruesome realities of war in the Classical Age, this unique and riveting true account sets a new standard of excellence and detail to which all authors of ancient military history will now aspire.

©2002 Stephen Dando-Collins (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks Ancient Military Rome World War Middle Ages Italy Africa

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Critic reviews

"Written in a readable, popular style, this book is a must for military buffs and anyone interested in Roman history at a critical point in European civilization." (T.R. Fehrenbach, author of Lone Star)
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Well narrated, interesting and enjoyable read. The book paints a vivid picture of life in an active Roman army

Fascinating

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I've listened to a number of lecture series on the Romans. I am by no means an expert but having heard quite a range this book was one of the most enjoyable, and easiest to follow.

Better than most lectures.

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Amazed at the distance travelled by the Roman armies. They could have been quite successful if they had just stopped fighting each other.

Great, I would listern to this again and again.

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Great listen but use of modern titles gets a bit annoying, it’s not hard to work out for the reader once the modern and ancient titles have been explained so no need to dumb down.

Modern terminology

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I thought this was a fantastic book. Very well researched , it explained Roman thinking and attitudes as well as pure military history. It did get a bit repetitive with battle after battle , but that’s Roman history for you. I learned a lot from this book and highly recommend it

The Tenth Legion

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An excellent solid piece of history, I really did like this book and I really did like the narrator......but, changing the rank structure to modern day was totally weird, it just didn't gel, it comes unstuck when you're talking about a pro-counsel or a legate and then all of a sudden, a brigadier general or major general. It's Roman history with its own Roman rank structure. If it ain't broke don't fix it. It's called HISTORY for a reason. I think Mr Dando -Collins underestimates his audience.

Good but remiss

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What made the experience of listening to Caesar's Legion the most enjoyable?

Having a fairly good knowledge of Roman history this put a more human perspective onto famous and celebrated moments and listening to the accounts and view point of the actual foot soilders.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Caesar's Legion?

Probably when we hear of Caesar's solo brave charge towards Pompei's army

What does Stuart Langton bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

He brought life into even the mundane

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

All of it!

A fascinating insight into Legion life

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Very interesting read in which the author adds dramatic perspective to documented fact making it not just a history book but a thoughtful insight into the legions.

Informative and interesting

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Where does Caesar's Legion rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

well written, well researched and fascinating

What other book might you compare Caesar's Legion to, and why?

not many books as it all military history with no politics or architecture. worth the read

What about Stuart Langton’s performance did you like?

took plenty of time to let you think and absourb

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

oh yes, again ten times in sequence

read about ten times!

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Centered mainly around the X Legion's time with Caesar in Gaul, the Civil War and in the Jewish Revolt the narrative is well constructed. It lacked the "daily life" detail I expected but still provides a huge amount on the Roman Army in battle and particularly their dogged determination and ingenuity in sieges. Thoroughly enjoyable.

A fascinating "listen", packed full of facts

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