Caesar Ascending-The Ganges
- Authors
- R.W. Peake
- Publisher
- R.W. Peake
- Tags
- alternate history , julius caesar , ancient warfare , roman legions , ancient india , marching with caesar
- Size
- 0.51 MB
- Lang
- en
In the fifth book in the bestselling alternate history series, Caesar Ascending-The Ganges, with his treaty solidified with the Pandya Kingdom of southern India, Julius Caesar sets his sights on the next step of his quest to supplant the only name who precedes his as the greatest general in history, the Macedonian King Alexander. By reaching the sacred Ganges and taking the fabled city of Palibothra in the process, Caesar will have succeeded where Alexander could not. To do this, he must use every bit of his skill, not just in waging war but in statecraft, beginning with the other great kingdom of southern India, the Chola, the bitter rival of young King Nedunj and his Pandya, led by King Karikala.
After negotiating a safe passage through the Chola Kingdom, Karikala's son Crown Prince Divakar is provoked into initiating battle with Caesar's 10th Legion as they are marching into Cholan territory as part of the negotiated agreement. Using young King Nedunj's knowledge of...