At the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 CE, German tribes led by Arminius ambushed several Roman legions and captured their Eagles.
In 15 CE, Germanicus led a Roman army across the Rhine in an attempt to recover the three lost Eagles.
"[2] In Issue 2 of Perfidious Albion, Charles Vasey, Geoff Barnard and Steve Clifford traded comments about the game.
Barnard replied, "What it lacks is any incentive for the German player to behave like a real Barbarian chieftain ...
Vasey also noted, "The actual campaign may have been boring, but the method of play was far worse ... As a picture of Ancient Warfare it was a complete no-no.