Caligula's Legions

Valerius Maximus, proconsul of Germania, has been governing for over eight years. Assisted by his loving wife, Hereca, and his close friend and retired centurion, Marcellus, harmony and prosperity abound on the volatile border, but the peace and tranquility is short-lived and unravels quickly. The fierce Chauci tribe and their leader, Gannascus, have strong ambitions as to the future of the German territory. They invade their German neighbors, who are friendly to Rome, forcing Valerius to send the legions to quell the rebellion. Events take a more sinister turn back in Rome. The aged emperor, Tiberius, dies. His great nephew, Caligula, succeeds him. The new Caesar has plans of his own and delivers the empire into chaos. Valerius's headquarters in Germania are over eight hundred miles from Rome, but it is not enough of a buffer to protect him and his family from this new brutal Caesar. From Germany to Gaul, and to Rome, Valerius must use all of his wits and cunning to survive the new regime and the defiant barbarian tribes of Germany.