Description |
1 online resource (1 PDF (iv, 273 pages)) : 1 color illustration, 1 color map |
Summary |
Based on a popular legend in Gansu, the far western province of China, The Tortoise in Asia recounts the exploits of Marcus, a young Roman centurion schooled in the Greek classics who, after a devastating loss in a battle with the Parthians, is taken prisoner, marched along the Silk Road, and pressed into service as a border guard on the eastern frontier. After a daring escape, Marcus has many adventures working with the Hun army as a mercenary. Throughout this harrowing journey, Marcus learns about Chinese philosophies, uncovering the startling similarities between these philosophies and those of Greece |
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Print version record |
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Mercenary troops -- Fiction
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Carrhae, Battle of, Turkey, 53 B.C. -- Fiction
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Philosophy, Ancient -- Fiction
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Philosophy, Chinese -- Fiction
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FICTION -- Sagas.
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Mercenary troops
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Philosophy, Ancient
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Philosophy, Chinese
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China -- History -- Fiction
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Silk Road -- Fiction
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Asia -- Silk Road
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China
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Turkey -- Harran
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Genre/Form |
Fiction
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780861969203 |
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0861969200 |
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