06-24-2016, 12:08 PM
"This same year, however, Sulpicius Galba overcame the Chatti, and Publius Gabinius conquered the Cauchi* and as a crowning achievement recovered a military eagle, the only one that still remained in the hands of the enemy from Varus' disaster."**
Cassius Dio, Book LX, Chapter 8.
* Cauchi presumed to mean 'Chauci'.
** The year in question was AD 41.
Given that the Chauci were apparently Roman allies at the time of the Clades Variana, what explanation can be given for the third eagle being in their possession more than thirty years later?
Were the Chauci divided, with some fighting for Rome, and some against?
Any light on the matter would be appreciated.
Cassius Dio, Book LX, Chapter 8.
* Cauchi presumed to mean 'Chauci'.
** The year in question was AD 41.
Given that the Chauci were apparently Roman allies at the time of the Clades Variana, what explanation can be given for the third eagle being in their possession more than thirty years later?
Were the Chauci divided, with some fighting for Rome, and some against?
Any light on the matter would be appreciated.
Ben Kane, bestselling author of the Eagles of Rome, Spartacus and Hannibal novels.
Eagles in the Storm released in UK on March 23, 2017.
Aguilas en la tormenta saldra en 2017.
www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Facebook: facebook.com/benkanebooks
Eagles in the Storm released in UK on March 23, 2017.
Aguilas en la tormenta saldra en 2017.
www.benkane.net
Twitter: @benkaneauthor
Facebook: facebook.com/benkanebooks