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Aemelia His wife
Bericus
Body servant to Flavius
Appia Julia, called Julia
Daughter of Appius and Antonia
Lucius Paulinus
Her husband
Martia
Maid to Julia
Tullius
Free servant to Paulinus
Forst
A German slave
Emer
A kitchen maid
Thais
Former nurse to Correus and Flavius
Tirza
A kitchen maid
ISCA SILURUM
Sextus Julius Frontinus
Military governor of Britain
Domitius Longinus
Legate of the Second Legion Augusta
Aulus Carus
Primus pilus of the Second Augusta
Octavius
Second in command to Correus
Silanus
Senior surgeon of the Second Augusta
Silvius Vindex
Commander of the Tenth Cohort, Second Augusta
Gaius Gratus
Legate of the Second Legion Adiutrix, at Lindum
Coventina
A woman of Isca
Catullus
A retired army surgeon
Publia Livilla
A kinswoman of Governor Frontinus
Julius Agricola
The next governor of Britain
MISENUM
Gaius Plinius Secundus
Naval commander at Misenum
Caritius
Captain of the flagship of the Misenum Fleet
Naamah
A Syrian dancer, in Pompeii
THE BRITONS
Rhys
A trader of no tribe
Cadal
King of the Ordovices
Bendigeid
King of the Silures
Ygerna
A princess of the Silures
Llywarch
A councillor of the Silures
Teyrnon
Chief Druid
Aedden, Hywel, Llamrei, Llew, Owen, Rhodri
Captains of the Silure war band
Gruffyd
Chieftain of the Demetae
Maelgwn
Eldest son of Gruffyd
Gronwy
Youngest son of Gruffyd
Nighthawk
A man of the Dark People
Glossary
Achilles: Legendary Greek warrior-hero
Aesculapius: God of healing
Ahriman: Persian personification of evil
Annwn: Celtic land of the dead (pronounced “Annoon”)
Arianrhod: Celtic goddess
Athena: Goddess of wisdom
ban-sidhe: Celtic supernatural being whose wailing foretells death (pronounced “ban-she”)
basilica: Public building housing law courts and exchange
Blodeuwedd: Faithless maiden created from flowers as wife of the Celtic hero Llew
century: A unit of eighty men; six centuries comprise a cohort
Cerberus: Three-headed watchdog of Hades
Charon: Boatman who ferried the dead across the River Styx
Cohort: Six centuries; ten cohorts made up a legion
corona aurea: Roman army decoration for extraordinary bravery
corona civica: Roman army decoration awarded to a soldier who has saved the life of a fellow citizen
cuirass: Close-fitting body armor covering the torso
Druid: Celtic priest
Elysium: Paradise
Epona: Celtic goddess of horses
Erebus: The darkness through which souls of the dead travel to Hades
Furies: Avenging goddesses
the Goddess: Earth Mother in her many forms
Gorgons: Three frightful sisters whose look turns the beholder to stone
greaves: Lower leg armor
Gwydion: Legendary Celtic bard and wizard
Hades: Lord of the Underworld; also the name of the Underworld itself
hurley: Celtic ball game, somewhat similar to hockey
Isis: Earth Mother in her Egyptian form
Juno: Wife of Jupiter, goddess of marriage and childbirth
legate: Commander of a legion
lorica: Body armor of several types; at this time the legions were beginning to change from mail to segmented plates
Lugh: Celtic sun god
Lughnasadh: Festival of Lugh, August 1
Mithras: Persian god of light and truth, mediator between man and the supreme god; his Worship was popular in the Roman army
the Morrigan: Celtic goddess of battle; Earth Mother in her warlike aspect
Ogham: Celtic runic alphabet
Olympus: Mythical home of the Roman gods on the summit of Mount Olympus in Thessaly
phalerae: Roman military decorations in the form of medallions worn on a leather harness across the chest
Pluto: Roman name of Hades, lord of the Underworld
Poseidon: Sea god and creator of the horse
Priapus: God of gardens and fertility
Primus pilus: Commander of the First Cohort; in the field, second-in-command of a legion
Ragnarok: “Twilight of the Gods.” In German mythology, a doomsday battle between gods and giants, and the destruction of the world
Rhiannon: In Celtic mythology, a woman of the faery folk who married a mortal; singing of her three birds could cause death or restore life
Salve Lucrum: Latin for “Hail Profit”
Samhain: Celtic Feast of the Dead; November 1
Sybil: A female prophet or seer; she often spoke her predictions while in a mystical trance
sidhe: In Celtic legend, the hollow hills of the faery folk; here used to mean a dwelling of an older race, the Dark People (pronounced “she”)
Sign of Horns: Invoking the Horned God (similar to Pan) to ward off evil
Sisyphus: A King of Corinth who, having incurred the wrath of the gods, was condemned in Tartarus to forever roll uphill a boulder which always rolled back down again
Styx: River which flowed around the Underworld, over which the souls of the dead were ferried to Hades
Sulis Minerva: British goddess of the warm springs at Aquae Sulis (modern-day Bath, England), identified by the Romans with Minerva (Latin name of the goddess Athena)
Tir-na-nOg: Land of the Young, Celtic happy other-world in legendary islands in the west
tribune: Officer of a legion, generally a young man serving a short term before beginning a political career
Typhon: Fire-breathing monster and creator of hurricanes, said to have a hundred heads and terrible voices
Vercingetorix: Gaulish warrior-hero who fought against Julius Caesar
vicus: Civil settlement outside a Roman fort
vine staff: A centurion’s staff of office; literally a cane cut from vine wood
Wisdom: A Celtic board game resembling chess
Zeus: Supreme god of the Greek pantheon, equivalent of Roman Jupiter
The Centurions Series
Find out what happens next for Correus and Flavius in The Emperor’s Games, the final epic adventure in The Centurions series. Now Correus has been given the deadly task of quelling a barbarian German uprising. But while he struggles to negotiate a treaty that could save the lives of thousands, he uncovers a deadly plot against the Emperor that could cast the Empire – and his own family – into ruin…
Book one: The Centurions
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