Alistair Tosh Archives - Aspects of History

Alistair Tosh

Alistair's debut historical novel, Siege, the first book in the Edge of Empire series, is set against the backdrop of the Antonine push into Caledonia. Lucius Faenius Felix cheated of his ancestral estates and still grieving the murder of his father, arrives in Britannia as an inexperienced Tribune to command the First Nervana. A cohort drawn from the homelands of the fierce Nervii tribe. With the comradeship of Cai Martis, the veteran cavalry Prefect, he endeavours to uncover the conspiracy of the resurgent Novantae people.

Alistair Tosh

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Siege: Edge of Empire, by Alistair Tosh

The first in a series from the debut author and a clash with the Novantae of Caledonia.

Camilla Bolton

Siege: Edge of Empire is Alistair Tosh’s debut, and the novel does not disappoint. Packed with explosive dialogue and demonstrating the claustrophobia of battle, Tosh has created the first title in what promises to be a thrilling series. Firstly, we meet Lucius...

Ancient Blitzkrieg

The Roman army's use of fear and psychological warfare as a weapon

Alistair Tosh

The Roman army waged war in the most brutal of fashions. Its aim was the total subjugation of its enemies. Well, so far, so obvious. What is perhaps less understood is the way it valued fear itself as a weapon. Ably illustrated by the tactical use of projectile...