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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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Breaking Through

Marcellus sat within his encampment while drinking from a bottle of wine. By now, word had reached him about Ordius' encounter with the Franks. He was well aware of their intentions to flee, and had calculated for the variable. It was highly likely that Hagen returned to the army and convinced Constantine to break through the mountains, in a desperate gamble to save themselves. However, things weren't so easy. 

Out of his nine legions, eight of them were guarding the major mountain passes, with the last taking up a position higher up in the hills. Regardless of which route Constantine took, there would be two legions to face him, and a third to act as reinforcements.

Now Marcellus did not know the exact numbers of Constantine's armies, but according to his allies in Hispania the fool had waged an unsuccessful campaign for control of the region and lost most of his army in his vain attempt at pursuing his so-called claim to the Empire.