description: The shadow of the approaching Dark Ages hangs over this last of the Roman novels. Rome’s legacy is finally decaying, the regular legions have been withdrawn, and Saxon raiding parties are invading the British countryside. As commander of a cavalry troop, young Aquila has been ordered to leave, but he has grown to love Britain and stays on, only to see his father’s farm torched by the Saxons, his father and the household servants murdered and his sister Flavia abducted. Aquila himself is captured and spends years as slave to a Saxon clan, but as the darkness gathers over Britain, it only strengthens his determination to avenge his family and keep Roman values alive. 1959 Carnegie Medal winner.
language: Spanish; Castilian
title: Aquila, El Ultimo Romano
titlecomplete: Aquila, El Ultimo Romano (The Lantern Bearers)
genres: Fiction, Historical, Adventure, Roman, Roman Britain, Young Adult, Classics, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Arthurian
ratings_count: 2616
places: United Kingdom
series: The Roman Britain Trilogy, The Dolphin Ring Cycle
awards: awardedAt: -347126400000
name: Carnegie Medal
publisher: S & M Books