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Heir of Aurelian

The year is 407 AD and Rome is at the precipice. In the West, a usurper by the name of Flavius Claudius Constantinus has declared himself emperor. By doing this, he and his traitor legions have fractured the Western Roman Empire into two. At the same time, the north bleeds! Countless germans swarm across the borders of the Empire and pillage its lands in their ruthless raids. Alaric, King of the Goths, rises to a position of prominence and threatens the ancient capital of the dying Empire with his barbarian hordes. As if things weren't bad enough, rumors from the east state that a mysterious power rises within the fogs of war, threatening to drown the Empire in a river of blood. As a response to these threats, the indolent emperor Honorius has given orders to his supreme commander Flavius Stilicho to reclaim the province of Gaul from the usurper. However, should he leave the heartland of the Empire undefended, undoubtedly Alaric would invade. Thus, under the threat of barbarians at the gates, Stilicho dispatches a young roman general by the name of Titus Claudius Marcellus to bring an end to the reign of the usurper. Will Rome fall to the tides of barbarians and traitors alike? Or can Marcellus restore a world collapsing around him? Find out in Heir of Aurelian!

Zentmeister · History
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Checkmate

Yazdegerd stood within the palace of Constantinople. He was furious. Not only had Marcellus made an attempt on his life, but the man had not reacted to the trap that was set for him. Normally a monarch would demand the military buildup on the border be withdrawn, or at the very least respond in kind.

In fact, that was swarthy serpent's plan. If Marcellus showed an equal sign of hostility at the border, he could declare war, and justify his actions by saying the Western Romans were amassing troops in preperation for an invasion. . 

Yet despite this, the eastern roman scouts reported that the western roman empire maintained the same rate of military buildup in its provinces as they had established prior to recent events. They even continued to fearlessly send merchant caravans into Constantinople, as if they had not shamelessly made an attempt on the eastern roman regent's life.