Revolt Against Rome (Tribune Valerius and Centurion Marcellus Book 3) by Mark Richards

Author:Mark Richards [Richards, Mark]
Language: eng
Format: azw
Publisher: Mark Richards
Published: 2020-05-22T00:00:00+00:00

Eadric, the Frisian chief, stood before the various heads of the clans. They were several miles away from the walls of Flevum, having traveled there from Eadric’s village. The chieftains had gathered in a wooded glade sheltered from the midday sun. Although it was a peaceful environment, their deliberations would not be. Eadric was pleased that so many of the clans had agreed to participate in this revolt. He gazed at the many familiar faces—there was no hesitation whatsoever etched upon their countenances. They were eager for battle and committed to the revolt, and why not? Their survival depended upon it. To pay the levies demanded by the Romans would be an end to their way of life.

The murmured conversation ended abruptly as Eadric stepped forward. “I thank you all for joining me in this action against the Romans. I must clarify this isn’t my uprising—it is all of ours. This is what we had collectively decided on. And we are almost ready to attack Flevum.”

Many in the audience grinned in anticipation of the assault. Eadric continued, “As we discussed, the objective is to eliminate the fortress of Flevum from our territory. Once we have done that, our forces will sweep west toward the Rhenus, eliminating all Roman outposts and settlements. The new border of our territory will be the Rhenus. After we are finished, we will be independent of Rome and her tax collectors. At no point will we dare cross the Rhenus and invade Roman territory. To do so would be to invite severe retaliation and we have all seen the results of that with the other German tribes to our southeast.”

A man named Gunwald stood. “If all goes according to plan, we can probably defeat those fortresses along the Rhenus. Some of the citadels are not well defended by the Romans since they believe we are at peace with them. We can reap much bounty from our conquests.”

His remarks were greeted with thunderous cheers.

Eadric raised his arms to quell the enthusiastic audience. “That is not what we discussed in our deliberations. If we do as you suggest, we will be taunting Rome, and I have no desire to invoke their anger any more than necessary. Rome may retaliate as it is for our actions, but I am hoping that they decide to maintain their border as the Rhenus as they do for all of the other German territories. We are the only land where they have pushed to the northeast beyond the Rhenus, primarily because of the ease of transportation along the Vecht and our long-standing peace treaty with Rome. From what I’ve learned of the Romans over these many years, if we push beyond the Rhenus, we will be perceived as invading their lands, and they will certainly respond with extreme force. That would not be a desirable outcome.”

There was more muttered conversation. “Are we agreed upon the limit of our invasion? Speak now before we get started.” Eadric waited for a little while and then spoke again.

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