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Apologies:
For my own devious purposes I have
delayed the assault of the Roman legions on Britain by a year - it
was June AD 43 of course -, but this is a 'What if?' story and it
might very well have been delayed if Claudius's freedman had not
shamed the mutineer legions into boarding.
The druids did not have a
monotheistic religion, but monotheism is a matter of development and
they might have followed the same path that they appear to be
following here.
To the best of our knowledge
neither the Romans nor the British used soap, but it was used in
Egypt (and other civilisations) and there are water softening herbs,
so I have given Lucius the benefit of a lather when shaving. And why
not?
Windubro and Cantodunon are now an
established Kingdom in the British Midlands, sitting at the centre
of a web of roads and waterways that connect it with daughter cities
and settlements. The army has a numerical strength larger than
a Roman legion, but its use of mobile ballista and stirruped cavalry
makes it more than equal (in military terms) to twice that. Apart
from occasional forays into the north and west to maintain and
spread the Two Towns’ influence, the land is relatively peaceful.
Certainly in the heart of the nation, industry and agriculture are
flourishing, goods and produce flow out along the Trent and Abos to
the Roman provinces in Europe and gold, silver and luxury goods flow
in. It comes as a shock when a major assault is launched against
Windubro.
Reaction to the assault leads to
an accelerated expansion and the acknowlegement of an ancient
prophecy. Camelod is recreated.
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synopsis refers to the sample
chapters.
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