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Centurions

The Centurions quartet follows the half-brothers Correus and Flavius Appius Julianus from military apprenticeship during Vespasian’s reign to senior command under Domitian. Correus, born to an enslaved German woman, possesses the skills of a natural soldier but lacks legitimate status; Flavius inherits rank but must struggle to earn confidence. Their rivalry gradually becomes the partnership on which the survival of their household depends.

The books move through Germania, Roman Wales, the imperial court, gladiatorial administration and the Danube frontier. Family relationships, marriage and cultural identity matter as much as battles, and the brothers repeatedly discover that imperial favour creates vulnerability as readily as power. The first three novels appeared between 1981 and 1984; The Border Wolves completed the quartet in 2021.

Reading order

Books in this series (4 books)

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#1 – The Centurions

Amanda Cockrell

Correus and Flavius are half-brothers, sons of the same Roman general but separated by birth and expectation. Correus, the son of an enslaved German woman, has the instinct and physical confidence of a soldier yet no automatic claim to the rank he desires. Flavius is legally…

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#2 – Barbarian Princess

Amanda Cockrell

Correus and Flavius are posted to Wales after the imprisonment and violence that tested them on the German frontier. Roman forces face rain, difficult country and the consequences of an earlier defeat, while the brothers attempt to rebuild both their military standing and their confidence in…

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#3 – The Emperor’s Games

Amanda Cockrell

Correus and Flavius have gained rank and respect, but their careers now bind them to different faces of Domitian’s rule. Flavius becomes a trusted imperial adviser, working close to a ruler whose suspicion can transform favour into danger. Correus is given responsibility for organising the emperor’s…

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#4 – The Border Wolves

Amanda Cockrell

Correus has become prefect of a cavalry ala on the Danube, while Flavius remains close enough to Domitian to understand how little the emperor wants to hear unwelcome military intelligence. A new coalition beyond the frontier is stronger and better organised than Roman officials admit. Both…