Hosker, G [Sword Of Cartimandua 01] The Sword Of Cartimandua - Plot & Excerpts
Marcus Bolanus was obviously an incompetent fool and he needed replacing. He was ineffective allowing too much disruption in that part of the empire. Right now the Emperor needed the gold mines of Britannia producing gold to finance his war in the east. He needed the tin and copper to make even better weapons. He needed Britannia peaceful. The fact that the Queen of the Brigante had almost died was too much. Client kings were the mortar of the empire. They held its fragile structure together and allowed its soldiers to defeat the barbarians at the gates. He called over his scribe. “Send for Marcus Caesius Alasica and Quintus Cerialis.”As the man disappeared Vespasian wondered why he had not thought of his young friend Caesius Alasica. He was a superb warrior and, more importantly, had been the first to come out in support of his claim to be Emperor. Quintus was a solid man who would make a good governor. He would brook no revolt and would handle the province with efficiency. Although it would take them some time to reach the outpost of Empire by the time the spring arrived Britannia would be in safe hands again and this time the whole of the island would be conquered.
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