Beric the Briton - a Story of the Roman Invasion
By G. A. Henty
Length14h 56m
About this audiobook
The hero of the story is Beric, a young Briton, currently living under Roman subjugation. After he is raised to the rank of chief among his tribe, known as the Iceni, he and his tribe rise up against Roman rule. The strong but untrained Britons are successful in the beginning of the uprising, but are quickly conquered again by the well-trained legionaries. Beric and his small group of men fight to the last, conducting a sort of guerrilla warfare. Finally he and his men are captured, and Beric is sent to Rome as a prisoner/gladiator. In Rome, he becomes friends with some people who belong to the rising sect of Christians. When a Christian girl is about to be given to the lions in the Roman amphitheater, Beric dashes to the rescue and kills a lion single-handedly…
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length14 hrs 56 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 27, 2015
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PREFACE.
2CHAPTER I: A HOSTAGE
3CHAPTER II: CITY AND FOREST
4CHAPTER III: A WOLF HUNT
5CHAPTER IV: AN INFURIATED PEOPLE
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6CHAPTER V: THE SACK OF CAMALODUNUM
7CHAPTER VI: FIRST SUCCESSES
8CHAPTER VII: DEFEAT OF THE BRITONS
9CHAPTER VIII: THE GREAT SWAMPS
10CHAPTER IX: THE STRUGGLE IN THE SWAMP
11CHAPTER X: BETRAYED
12CHAPTER XI: A PRISONER
13CHAPTER XII: A SCHOOL FOR GLADIATORS
14CHAPTER XIII: A CHRISTIAN
15CHAPTER XIV: ROME IN FLAMES
16CHAPTER XV: THE CHRISTIANS TO THE LIONS
17CHAPTER XVI: IN NERO'S PALACE
18CHAPTER XVII: BETROTHAL
19CHAPTER XVIII: THE OUTBREAK
20CHAPTER XIX: OUTLAWS
21CHAPTER XX: MOUNTAIN WARFARE
22CHAPTER XXI: OLD FRIENDS
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