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Mons Graupius: An Historical Novel of the Cruithne Before They Were Called Picts
Mons Graupius An Historical Novel of the Cruithne Before They Were Called Picts
Author: Robert Clifton-Wallace
In the year A.D. 83, after seven years of campaigning in Britain, the Roman general Agricola marched north into the Caledonian Highlands to subdue the tribes before turning his full attention on Ireland. At a place later called Mons Graupius he was met by Calgacus and 30,000 of his Cruithne Highlanders. After a bloody battle the native clans van...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780963499219
ISBN-10: 0963499211
Publication Date: 10/1993
Pages: 597
Edition: [1st ed.]
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Publisher: Pretani
Book Type: Hardcover
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A self-published novel of Roman Britain. Beginning in A.D.83, when Roman general Agricola went into the Caledonian Highlands to defeat the Cruithne at Mons Graupius, it concludes some two decades later.

The story is entertaining, the writing quite seriously flawed.
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deltatiger avatar reviewed Mons Graupius: An Historical Novel of the Cruithne Before They Were Called Picts on + 74 more book reviews
This is an interesting read if you can overlook the editorial problems. In the hands of a good editor, it would have been a much better than average work of historical fiction. Without the editor, it's still not bad.


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