Chapter Eight
The Eagle Turns to Face the North
It was late that summer that ominous reports began to reach our ears of stirrings among the barbarous tribes of the North. Teuton raids on the slave caravans were increasing. Tax officials had been set upon, and now those worthies were refusing to visit the villages without an armed escort. The more civilized tribes were being threatened by the wild men from the north, who were promising that the peaceful tribes would pay a heavy price for cooperating with their Roman overlords. The situation got so bad that it was no longer possible for us to remain sitting idly by. And so I was not surprised when our orders came from Rome. The legion was to take to the field!
I was not looking forward to the hardship of a campaign after the long leisurel
