Imperial General: The Remarkable Career of Petellius Cerialis

by Philip Matyszak

Book Overview

Petilius Cerealis is one of the few Imperial Roman officers, below the level of Emperor, whose career it is possible to follow in sufficient detail to write a coherent biography. Fortunately his career was a remarkably eventful and colourful one. With a knack for being caught up in big events and emerging unscathed despite some hairy adventures (and scandal, usually involving some local wench) he appears to have been a Roman version of Blackadder...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1036150127
• ISBN13: 9781036150129
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 208 Pages