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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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Reclaiming Antonine's Wall

While Marcellus was preparing for a war with Byzantium on the Italian heartland and within the diocese of Illyricum. Primus was busy engaging in a brutal campaign within Britannia. He was currently marching his forces north as they attempted to go beyond Hadrian's Wall and reclaim territory that had been lost to Rome for centuries. In fact, these men were completely unaware that the Empire was at war with its eastern half. 

Primus sat on horseback as he strode through the Caledonian territory. Since they crushed their enemies within the boundaries of Hadrians' wall, the barbarians had resorted to skirmishing tactics. Raiding Roman encampments at night and striking them in a series of ambushes.

The Roman Legate's attitude towards the Caledonian people had deteriorated greatly since this war had begun. However, none of that mattered, as he would soon be reaching his goal of reclaiming the ancient Antonine wall.