Fed up with the constant raids across the frontier, the river Rhine, into his otherwise peaceful province of Gaul, Hansro, its governor, finally convinces the regional government in Mai Dan to take action. So begins an epic journey that starts with the crossing of the Rhine and sweeps through the forests of modern-day Germany. Their tribal enemies will not stand and fight, yet if they do not, Hansro's forces will destroy their homes. As inconclusive engagement follows inconclusive engagement, will the Goths and the Vandals finally be brought to account? It is now 2 AD, and Carthage is again expanding its influence.