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R.W. Peake

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The first adult author with whom RW Peake developed a long-term relationship
was Louis L’Amour, whose body of work shaped his life philosophy.
After retiring from the Marines, RW proceeded to earn a BA in History from
the Honors College at the University of Houston.

Although RW wrote a novel as a kid, he didn't publish his first novel until
age 50.
In addition to is time in the Marines, and before the tech bubble burst in 2000, he was
a paper millionaire in the software industry.

A native Houstonian, RW recently relocated to the Olympic Peninsula of
Washington, where he lives with his yellow Lab, Sadie.
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	Conquest of Gaul (Marching With Caesar #2) 4.26 avg rating — 1,093 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birth of the 10th Legion (Marching With Caesar #1) 4.36 avg rating — 795 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Civil War (Marching With Caesar #3) by R.W. Peake (Goodreads Author), Marina Shipova (Illustrator), Hercules Consulting and Editing (Editor) 4.43 avg rating — 738 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antony and Cleopatra: Part I - Antony (Marching With Caesar #4) by R.W. Peake (Goodreads Author), Marina Shipova (Illustrator), Beth Lynne (Editor) 4.43 avg rating — 607 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anthony and Cleopatra: Part II - Cleopatra (Marching With Caesar #5) 4.47 avg rating — 554 ratings — published 2013 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rise of Augustus (Marching With Caesar #6) 4.50 avg rating — 531 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Final Campaign (Marching With Caesar #7) 4.58 avg rating — 499 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebellion (Marching With Caesar #8) 4.47 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A New Era (Marching With Caesar #9) 4.45 avg rating — 329 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pax Romana (Marching With Caesar #10) 4.37 avg rating — 331 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Caesar Triumphant-Chapter 9 (Cont.)

As the day
progressed, the stench from bodies lying in the hot sun grew steadily worse,
and the air was becoming thicker by the moment with all the insects that so
much dead flesh attracted. By the end of the second watch, there was an underlying hum in the air,
even when men weren't talking, created by the rapid flapping of the millions
and millions of tiny wings. Men were still
in the process of dragg

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“I am Titus Pullus, Primus Pilus and hero of Caesar's 10th Legion! I piss on you savages! I will fuck your mothers and your daughters, but not until I've waded in your guts! DO ANY OF YOU CUNNI THINK YOU CAN DEFEAT ME? THEN COME ON!”
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“Underlying it, as always, was what to the human ear sounded like one keening moan, as if the voices of man and beast were somehow one large chorus, where every victim was singing their own part. It was the kind of sound that, once a man heard it, he would never forget, and it would haunt his dreams for the rest of his life,”
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“He had seen the moment he reached the top that Caesar, as usual, had been correct; arrayed before him on the opposite side of the ridge were the glowing coals of what he was sure was more than a thousand fires, stretched out south and along the base of the slope, looking as if a giant had carelessly scattered a handful of rubies on the ground.”
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