A historical fiction novel which is heavily based upon fact. Adalhard, the ghost of a Germanic warrior writes the text and takes you through history including, the geographical limits of Germania at the times of Augusts and Julius Caesar, the first meetings of Germanic tribes and Romans, How Rome tried to conquer the Germanic tribes, the battle of the Teutoburg Forest in which Rome lost three (3) legions, numbering 20,000 soldiers. That resulted in Tiebrius recalling all Roman units from Germania and they never returned. During this time, Thusnelda was betrayed by her father and became a slave. She was heavily pregnant and her son became a gladiator, winning several fights

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