After having gloriously annexed the Alps region with his brother Tiberius, Drusus was sent to Germania. His father-in-law, the emperor Augustus, had given him a difficult task: to defeat the barbarian tribes, and explore their unknown territories. About which, the most horrible legends circulated in Rome.

Three years of fierce campaigns followed, until the day the Sicambri, the Tencteri, the Usipetes, and the Cherusci were defeated by Drusus’ legions.

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Above we see young Germanic princes and nobles being offered to the Romans in order to ensure the tribes’ allegiances. These hostages would be well-treated, and helped to seal a permanent alliance, in which Germanic troops would serve in Roman armies.

After some years living in the empire and undergoing rigorous war training, the two lead characters have reached adolescence, and are now exploring some of the more colorful areas of Rome.

https://www.bedetheque.com/serie-16560-BD-Aigles-de-Rome.html

Oh yeah, this is one of my favorite Euro comics series dealing with ancient Rome and related matters. Incredibly, it was fully conceived and drawn by artist-writer, Swiss-Italian Enrico Marini.

It’s also a very small ‘thank you’ to @PugJesus@piefed.social for all the amazing, tireless sharing of history media. If there’s interest, I can try to upload more of these as I catch up with this classic series…