Brothers in Blood (2014)
“Horatius looked round. ‘The tribune gave him permission to join our happy throng. His name’s Hipparchus. Just another Greek latching on to the cloak tails of the Roman army and trying to make his fortune.’ The other officers laughed and Cato and Macro joined in half-heartedly.
‘Seriously, though,’ Acer continued, ‘I thought we were supposed to leave anything that might slow us down behind. No unnecessary clutter was what the tribune’s orders said.’ ‘That was just for us, lad,’ said Macro. ‘...The tribune clearly thinks that his wife and a ready supply of wine are necessary to ensure the success of his mission.’ The others laughed again.
‘There’s a little more to it than that,’ said Horatius. ‘The merchant’s here to trade with the Brigantes. There’s nothing the natives like more than our wine. By the gods, they’d sell their own mothers for a jar of decent Falernian. And they once did, according to my father who served at Gesoriacum, many years before the invasion.MoreLess
‘Seriously, though,’ Acer continued, ‘I thought we were supposed to leave anything that might slow us down behind. No unnecessary clutter was what the tribune’s orders said.’ ‘That was just for us, lad,’ said Macro. ‘...The tribune clearly thinks that his wife and a ready supply of wine are necessary to ensure the success of his mission.’ The others laughed again.
‘There’s a little more to it than that,’ said Horatius. ‘The merchant’s here to trade with the Brigantes. There’s nothing the natives like more than our wine. By the gods, they’d sell their own mothers for a jar of decent Falernian. And they once did, according to my father who served at Gesoriacum, many years before the invasion.MoreLess
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