Roman adventures never seem to go out of fashion: from Conn Iggulden to Simon Scarrow, we are spoiled for choice when it comes to tales of the Roman Republic / Empire and its famous denizens. The latest book in the genre to grace Simon A’s reading pile was Ben Kane’s The Forgotten Legion – it’s the first of a series, and it’s got a very interesting twist, in that our heroes are, by the end of the book, no longer legionaries but mercenaries in the depths of the Asian steppes – more country for Mongol hordes than Roman legions.

There’ll be a review here on Bookgeeks very soon, but in the meantime you can win one of five copies of the paperback so you can see what the fuss is about. All you have to do is answer one question and you’re in with a chance:

Which river did Julius Caeser famously cross with his army, signifying his willingness to risk civil war for control of Rome?

a. The Tiber

b. The Rubicon

c. The Po

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