{"product_id":"eagles-at-war-eagles-of-rome-1-9781848094048","title":"Eagles at War: Eagles of Rome 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the rising star of historical fiction (Wilbur Smith)  the first in a new gripping three-part series  based on real historical events. Three Roman legions massacred. Three Imperial Eagles lost. Three men vie for revenge. In the summer of 9 CE  Publius Varus  the Roman governor of Germania  and Lucius Tullus  a centurion garrisoned on the Rhine  march east with three legions. As they prepare to return to their winter quarters  they are lured off the road and ambushed by German warriors. The Germans are led by Arminius  a chieftain who is a trusted ally of Rome -- and a man who has been secretly planning to betray the empire since childhood. Trapping Varus legionaries between a hillside and a marsh  and thereby preventing them from forming up or using their artillery  Arminius and his warriors wreak a terrible slaughter. The Roman defeat is overwhelming  but it is not until the third day of the massacre that the scale of Arminius victory becomes clear. Three legions  upwards of fourteen thousand men have been annihilated  and three treasured Eagle standards have been lost. Just a few hundred legionaries  including Tullus  manage to escape. Nor is the survivors ordeal over. Pursued to the last Roman fort east of the Rhine  they are besieged by thousands of bloodthirsty tribesmen. Only the gods can save them now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67894164258869,"sku":"ByrdShop_1848094043","price":81.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781848094048.jpg?v=1793764728","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/eagles-at-war-eagles-of-rome-1-9781848094048","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}