Soldier Of Rome: Journey To Judea (The Artorian Chronicles) - Plot & Excerpts
*** “You missed all the excitement from Passover,” Justus said as he, Artorius, and the other centurions met over breakfast. “Always a potentially volatile time in this region,” another centurion named Julius added. He had been with the Twelfth Legion and had been assigned to the cohort on Pilate’s personal recommendation. “Pilgrims come from all over the region, and the population of Jerusalem swells to well over a million persons during this time.” “What exactly is Passover?” Magnus asked as he bit into a chunk of bread, which he washed down with watery wine. “Jewish holiday,” Julius explained. “According to their traditions, when a prophet named Moses was attempting to free his people from bondage in Egypt, God inflicted ten plagues upon their masters. The last of these was the death of the firstborn in every household. The Jews were ordered to paint the doors of their houses with the blood of a ram, I think.
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