5/24/2023 0 Comments Ben kane eagles at warI’m maybe a glutton for this kind of punishment, but the battle in the Teutoburg forest, as written by the right honourable Ben Kane here, is insanely tense, down and dirty, life on the line, not knowing from one minute to the next where the arrow, sword or spear with your name on it is coming from, tense. There’s perhaps only one thing wrong with Eagles at War – it’s not near long enough. The Teutoburg forest starts and seems to run south, slightly south east, of the right-hand edge of the name panel. Eager to throw off the Roman yoke, the tribesmen prepare a deadly ambush. What neither Tullus nor his commander, Governer Varus, realise is that ranged against them is the charismatic chieftan and trusted ally of Rome, Arminius, who has long been plotting to drive the Romans from the tribal lands east of the Rhine.Īs Varus’ legions prepare to leave their summer encampment, thousands of warriors – directed by Arminius – are massing nearby. Suspicious that there might be unrest, Tullus knows that his men’s survival will be determined not just by their training and discipline, but by his leadership. On the opposite side of the river, German tribes are resentful of the harsh taxes about to be imposed upon them. Historical Fiction Romans, Germanic tribesĪD9, Germania frontier: Close to the Rhine, a Roman centurian, Lucius Tullus, prepares to take his soldiers on patrol.
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