Silk Road Centurion - Book Review
Silk Road Centurion b y Scott Forbes Crawford Silk Road Centurion is a story about a Roman soldier named Manius Titinius and his detachment who arrive at a desert territory that was once controlled by the Parthian Empire. Their mission is to gather information about the Parthians in the area. However, in an unexpected turn of events, Manius is captured by a nomadic warband called the Xiongnu. He is separated from his troops and taken deeper into an unknown territory where he is made a slave. Tangur, the merciless leader of the Xiongnu, subjects Manius to unimaginable physical suffering. Along the course of his captivity, Manius was joined by Chinese slaves with whom he established a friendship and learned to speak their language. Eventually, Manius and the Chinese captives escaped from Tangur's clutch. However, due to an oath he made to the goddess Fortuna, Manius decided to go back to his captor's tent to fulfill his promise. From here on, more heart-stopping actions take p...