Pursued to the last Roman fort east of the Rhine, they are besieged by thousands of bloodthirsty tribesmen. Eagles at War (Eagles of Rome) by Ben Kane() : Amazon.es: Libros. Just a few hundred legionaries, including Tullus, manage to escape. Three legions, upwards of fourteen thousand men have been annihilated, and three treasured Eagle standards have been lost. The Roman defeat is overwhelming, but it is not until the third day of the massacre that the scale of Arminius' victory becomes clear.

Trapping Varus' legionaries between a hillside and a marsh, and thereby preventing them from forming up or using their artillery, Arminius and his warriors wreak a terrible slaughter. Eagles at War By: Ben Kane Narrated by: David Rintoul Series: Eagles of Rome, Book 1 Length: 13 hrs and 59 mins Release date: 23-04-2015 Language: English 45 ratings Non-member price: 37.46 Try for 0. The Germans are led by Arminius, a chieftain who is a trusted ally of Rome – and a man who has been secretly planning to betray the empire since childhood. As they prepare to return to their winter quarters, they are lured off the road and ambushed by German warriors. On the opposite side of the river, German tribes are.

In the summer of 9 CE, Publius Varus, the Roman governor of Germania, and Lucius Tullus, a centurion garrisoned on the Rhine, march east with three legions. Close to the Rhine, a Roman centurion, Lucius Tullus, prepares to take his soldiers on patrol.

Eagles at War by Ben Kane