CENTURION - A novel of Ancient Rome...

[Thiudareiks Flavius]

I'd be interested in how this author depicts the Germanics in his novel. I found the weakest parts of Tony Clunn's book on the Kalkriese finds were the 'fictional interludes'. Clunn isn't a bad non-fiction writer, but his fiction style was pretty woeful.<br>
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The other problem was his depiction of the Germanics. He knew his stuff - more or less - on the Romans, but his Germanics were ridiculous. The names were all wrong, the social structure was vague and he had Arminius wearing a 'winged helmet'!<br>
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Lindsay Davis' <i> The Iron Hand of Mars</i> with its 'Celtic' speaking Germanics wasn't much better. Unfortunately these writers rarely bother to research 'the other guys' and rely on cliches or guesses.<br>
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I sincerely hope your author has done his homework.<br>
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Cheers, <p>Tim O'Neill / Thiudareiks Flavius
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