Soldier of Rome Journey to Judea The Artorian Chronicles Book 5 eBook James Mace
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The year is 31 A.D. It is five years into the Judean governorship of Pontius Pilate and the province ever stands on the edge of a knife. The Jewish religious leaders, the Sanhedrin, use their patronage with the Emperor to vent the slightest grievance, and the people themselves burn with a hatred for Rome. Pilate’s only military forces are Samaritan auxiliaries, little more than an undisciplined mob that abuse and torment the populace.
The Emperor Tiberius finally relents and assigns to Judea a single cohort of legionaries to restore order. Pilate tasks his old friend, Centurion Artorius, to command the First Italic Cohort. Though sad to leave the Rhine and the Twentieth Legion after sixteen years, Artorius relishes the chance for adventure in the East. With him will be some old friends, Magnus, Praxus, Valens, and Justus Longinus. In the scorching desert they will encounter bandits, a mad king, his evil seductress stepdaughter, numerous messianic prophets, and unreliable allies, all underscored by the beginnings of a zealot rebellion.
Soldier of Rome Journey to Judea The Artorian Chronicles Book 5 eBook James Mace
An otherwise great series is damaged by Mace's obvious antisemitism. The Romans are perfect, the Roman religion, priests, etc, are perfect. All the other citizens under Rome are perfect. Gauls never revolt and if they do, that's OK. All is quiet in Pannonia, the Greeks never resent their Roman masters, but Judeans? OMG! They're so terrible!If a Jewish merchant sells to a Roman, "they greedily took their money." If the Temple of Jerusalem refuses to pay for a Roman aqueduct, it's because the Jews are greedy. Never mind that the Temple of Jupiter, Castor, Pollux, Venus, etc, never paid for nothing. But I guess the Jews, that already pay taxes, should have their temple fund Roman projects.
Oh, and if there are homeless children in Judea living in filth, it's the Jews' fault. Never mind that in Rome, the Pater Familias had the right not to recognize his offspring, to abandon him or her to die or to be picked up by someone and sold into slavery.
The whole mention of Jesus was pretty much what you'd read in the bible, with Caiphas and the Sanhedrin being the bad guys and Pilate the good guy. Totally predictable.
So I guess from Mace's point of view, the Jews who have a long, proud history in Judea, they should be submissive and keep their religion to themselves.
Honestly, there are way better books about Romans in Judea, that are more fair and balanced and not simply antisemitic propaganda with the Jews painted in the worst possible light.
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Soldier of Rome Journey to Judea The Artorian Chronicles Book 5 eBook James Mace Reviews
The fifth series of the Artorian Chronicles leads us to Judea where Artorius is summoned by his colleague Pontius Pilate to lead a legionary cohort to help to maintain order in this rebellious part of the Roman Empire.
When you recognize that this book starts in 31AD, I think that anyone who has read the Bible knows where it is going to lead. The author handles that portion of the story very well - essentially following the Bible's New Testament regarding the major characters in the Passion Play - Jesus, Caiaphas, Pilate, Herod, etc. Artorius makes a famous, well known comment in that section - "Surely this Man was the Son of God".
What is further interesting in this book is the lead up to this event, the capture of Barabbas, the attack of the zealots on the Roman fort prior to this event, and the travels of Artorius and his band to Judea - facing the storm in the Mediterranean Sea and the fight with the pirates.
What I really liked about this book and the other James Mace books in this series is his depiction of the main characters. They come across as very human - with their strengths and weaknesses. In this book, Pilate is especially shown as a weak individual who is unwilling to buck the rioters when they called for the death of Jesus. Artorius and his legionaires were ready and he asked Pilate to give the order to push back the rioting crowd, but Pilate was a coward, concerned about the impact on his career (reminds me of a lot senior executives that I've known over the years who make the wrong decisions in order to guard their careers.) Further, Artorius and his men are mostly humane and very likable and not the killers that most stories depict Roman soldiers as - it seems that James Mace is depicting modern US soldiers in these roles (maybe ones that James knows during his military career). These men mostly are very upset with the events surrounding the death of Jesus and the auxiliaries are the individuals who put Jesus to death. Maybe these depictions are not correct, but this is fiction and I liked what James Mace has done with these characters.
At the end of the book, there is a fight with a self proclaimed "messiah" who is leading his people to kill and overthrow Roman rule. Also, the book ends with an Artorius lead in to the next book in the chronicles.
Like all of Mace's books, this one is well written and researched and it is very reverent in its handling of the events surrounding Jesus' death. I recommend it for anyone interested in Roman history, and I look forward to the next book in the series.
This novel is a look at the days of Jesus Christ through the eyes of the Romans, particularly Pontius Pilate. First of all, this is a pretty Christian novel that will not offend devout Christians. Jesus is seen as a larger-than-life figure who, very much as is told in the Gospels, was wrongly accused of sedition and crucified for it, against the better judgment of Pontius Pilate. In this novel Pilate is portrayed as a decent man doing his best in a rebellious and difficult province (Judea), harried and unfairly criticized by his superiors in Rome including the Emperor. The outstanding feature of this novel is simply the notion of what it might have been like to actually be in Judea at the time of Christ. This alone, plus the good writing and solid storyline, make this novel well worth the reader's time. RJB.
I am a long time reader of this genre of books, the Roman legions. I have been a Christian for even longer. The way the author dealt with this touchy and delicate (the "trial" and crucifixion of Christ) subject is the best I have read yet!! It really gives insight to how it honestly might have happened. The author has given humanity to all subjects involved. This book is a continuation of the story of Artorius and as has been the case throughout the series, it is well written and draws the reader into the story. Let's face it though, in this book we knew we were going to get to the situation of the crucifixion. The build up, the actual event and the aftermath were all masterfully done. I obviously have purchased the last book in the series as well as book one of his new trilogy. I am so looking forward to reading both but will approach the last book of this series with sadness. Thank you Mr. Mace for many, many hours of enjoyment, sadness, intensity, and satisfaction. I thank you as a long time reader (about 50 years) and for this one book I also thank you as a Christian!
An otherwise great series is damaged by Mace's obvious antisemitism. The Romans are perfect, the Roman religion, priests, etc, are perfect. All the other citizens under Rome are perfect. Gauls never revolt and if they do, that's OK. All is quiet in Pannonia, the Greeks never resent their Roman masters, but Judeans? OMG! They're so terrible!
If a Jewish merchant sells to a Roman, "they greedily took their money." If the Temple of Jerusalem refuses to pay for a Roman aqueduct, it's because the Jews are greedy. Never mind that the Temple of Jupiter, Castor, Pollux, Venus, etc, never paid for nothing. But I guess the Jews, that already pay taxes, should have their temple fund Roman projects.
Oh, and if there are homeless children in Judea living in filth, it's the Jews' fault. Never mind that in Rome, the Pater Familias had the right not to recognize his offspring, to abandon him or her to die or to be picked up by someone and sold into slavery.
The whole mention of Jesus was pretty much what you'd read in the bible, with Caiphas and the Sanhedrin being the bad guys and Pilate the good guy. Totally predictable.
So I guess from Mace's point of view, the Jews who have a long, proud history in Judea, they should be submissive and keep their religion to themselves.
Honestly, there are way better books about Romans in Judea, that are more fair and balanced and not simply antisemitic propaganda with the Jews painted in the worst possible light.
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