Celtic Invasion of Rome: The First Encounter - Circa 387 BC

James Francis Smith

ISBN 10: 141345044X / ISBN 13: 9781413450446

Published by Xlibris, 2004

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ISBN 141345044X. Trade Paperback. Good to Very Good Condition. Tight sound unmarked copy, except for author's inscription "God grant you health James Francis Smith" on inside title page, with minor rubs to edges and corners of covers, slight spine cock and creasing along spine. No statement of later printing on copyright page.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Celtic Invasion of Rome: The First Encounter - Circa 387 BC
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Publication Date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 141345044X
• ISBN 13: 9781413450446
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Later Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

The Celts rested in the confident knowledge that they ruled supreme, until the day that Master Druid Munli of the Helvetii tribe was summoned by the Gods; who revealed a menace emerging on the far side of the Alps. After prolonged bargaining, he gained a respite in the form of triplets; who would be born to a clan of his choosing with talents to ward off the destruction of his people. In return, Munli's spirit will be earthbound forever. Munli choose his friends Conel and Meva of the Mayri clan as the parents of the triplets. To further impress Conel with the severity of the threat, he transports him in a foretelling to Caesar's final victory in Gaul at Uxellodunum where the Roman severs the hands of all who opposed him. The triplets, Miklos born with the skills to lead an army, Unalos born with the ability to be a chieftain and Hughlos born destined to become a druid. Furthermore, Hughlos is instilled with a talent to know when his siblings are in dire need. Meanwhile in far off Rome, Julia the first born of the powerful Julian gen, scorned by her parents because of her gender and frailty, grows into a sadistic adolescent. In his desire to know more about the Romans, Conel commissions the clan's trader to return with a teacher knowledgeable about Rome. The trader, Turkos, returns with Julia, who had been sold into slavery by her mother. Meva agrees to return the girl unharmed, once she teaches them about Rome and to speak Latin. The triplets mature in their predestined roles and become heroes in song and story after their accomplishments in a victory over German invaders.