0.5. The Shrine
On the German frontier in 6 BC, the newly promoted centurion Lucius Cominius Tullus wagers on a foot race between two rival legionaries. When the result is disputed, the argument follows him from the course into the streets of a Roman border town. What begins as…
1. Eagles at War
In AD 9, centurion Lucius Cominius Tullus marches east of the Rhine with Governor Publius Varus and three Roman legions. Varus trusts the German chieftain Arminius, an officer and ally of Rome, but Arminius has secretly united the tribes and plans to destroy the occupying army.…
2. Hunting the Eagles
Five years after the Teutoburg massacre, Lucius Cominius Tullus is demoted, scarred and still tormented by the loss of his legion. He returns to Germania with the Roman army commanded by Germanicus, determined to punish Arminius and recover the eagle standard taken from his men. The…
3. Eagles in the Storm
In AD 15, Germanicus’s campaigns have defeated Arminius, killed thousands of tribesmen and recovered one of the legionary eagles lost with Varus. Tullus remains unsatisfied because Arminius is alive and the standard of his own former legion is still missing. Arminius rebuilds his alliances and raises…