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<p>[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 4341677, member: 76194"]Been reading this historical fiction series:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1099874[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>Similar in style to Marius' Mules series by JA Turney, except this series is based on the legions of the late empire instead of the late Republican era. I'm in book 5 so far, and I highly recommend it. By book 5 we are approaching the battle of Adrianople, where Emperor Valens dies.</p><p><br /></p><p>I love that in this series the legions are a shell of their former selves (as was true at this point in the late empire.) They are constantly undermanned, poorly equipped, and facing ruthless enemies whom are quite capable of massacring the legions down to the last man...such as the Hunnic hordes, and the Gothic barbarians. And let's not forget the Sasanian Empire to the east, which threatens to invade the west at a time where the legions are pressed down and struggling to survive the Gothic War of 376-382 CE.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sallent, post: 4341677, member: 76194"]Been reading this historical fiction series: [ATTACH=full]1099874[/ATTACH] Similar in style to Marius' Mules series by JA Turney, except this series is based on the legions of the late empire instead of the late Republican era. I'm in book 5 so far, and I highly recommend it. By book 5 we are approaching the battle of Adrianople, where Emperor Valens dies. I love that in this series the legions are a shell of their former selves (as was true at this point in the late empire.) They are constantly undermanned, poorly equipped, and facing ruthless enemies whom are quite capable of massacring the legions down to the last man...such as the Hunnic hordes, and the Gothic barbarians. And let's not forget the Sasanian Empire to the east, which threatens to invade the west at a time where the legions are pressed down and struggling to survive the Gothic War of 376-382 CE.[/QUOTE]
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