#1 – Betrayal
Rome and the Rhine frontier, AD 68. Nero’s suicide ends the Julio-Claudian dynasty, and Galba inherits an empire whose armies are not united behind him. His dismissal of the German imperial bodyguard sends loyal Batavian soldiers back towards their homeland in anger. Julius Civilis uses the…
#2 – Onslaught
Germania Inferior, AD 69. The Batavian Revolt erupts along the Rhine as Julius Civilis and his allies exploit Rome’s civil war. Former auxiliaries who once served the empire now lead an assault against the forts and legions that guarded the frontier. Roman survivors fall back to…
#3 – Retribution
The Rhine frontier, AD 70. Julius Civilis and the Batavian rebels appear close to victory as Roman authority weakens across the north-west. Legions are mutinous, allied communities are watching for opportunity and the old settlement of power no longer looks inevitable. Vespasian’s regime begins to restore…