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Hermann
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781915645739
Publisher: Scrawny Goat Books
Published: Feb 28 2026
Pages: 500
Weight: 1.46
Height: 1.01 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
When Rome first casts its shadow across the Rhine, a boy of the Cherusci tribe is taken from his homeland and remade in the image of his conquerors.
Raised in the heart of the empire, Hermann-renamed Arminius-learns the art of war as a Roman officer. He earns rank, honor, and the trust of the highest and most powerful men. Yet as he witnesses the ruthless machinery of expansion, the question of loyalty begins to divide him from within.
Returning to Germania under Roman command, he stands between two worlds: the empire that shaped him and the forest homeland struggling to remain free. Around him, rival tribes fracture, fathers and sons clash, and even brothers choose opposing allegiances. Love deepens old feuds as ambition threatens unity, and every decision carries the weight of blood.
As decisive battles rage in the storm-dark woods-at the earth-shaking Teutoburgerwald, where three entire Roman legions are devoured, at the Long Bridges, at the Angrivarian Wall, on the Plains of Idistaviso, and many more-the personal cost mounts ever higher. Yet Rome returns again and again until...
Based on the true story of Hermann the Cheruscan-the German prince who altered the course of history by halting Rome's advance into Germany-this is an epic tale of identity, betrayal, and sacrifice. It is the story of a man who broke an empire's momentum, yet could not escape the terrible cost of defiance.
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