Review: Very accurate Roman Britannia novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 24, 2012
I very much enjoyed this novel showing the changes occurring in Roman Britannia in the 5th century and how people cope with them.  The Roman legions leave to fight in Gaul leaving only retired veterans and mercenary soldiers to defend against the Pict tribes and other invaders. What are the few Roman commanders and village leaders to do to survive?There are several scenarios and plots throughout the book - sackings of major towns, enslavement and escape,  establishing a new village,  battle plans against the invaders, etc.  It all ties together for a very interesting read.Note: People in the novel are either standing on boxes to mount horses or leaping on them.  Stirrups  had not yet been invented in the 5th century.  That is a nice historically accurate point which I appreciate as well as  many other  details in the novel.