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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!

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Pushing the Picts Beyond Hadrian's Wall

Decius Flavius Primus stood on the field of battle overlooking his Army as he advanced upon the position of the Pictish war bands who had been ravaging the Diocese of Britannia for the past few years. Alongside his army were the Hibernian foederati, who were armed and ready to engage in mortal combat with the enemy. 

In the distance was Hadrians' wall, and for the first time in years the Picts were up against the wall with a Roman Army advancing on them. For too long, these Celtic barbarians had ravaged the lands of Rome. This was largely the fault of the now deceased Usurper Constantine III, who emptied the Romano-British garrisons to press his claim in Gaul. 

However, under Marcellus' authority, Britannia was reclaimed for the Empire, and as a result, the Legions of Western Rome had pushed their way into the region, and had battled fiercely for control of the lands they used to rule over.