With the war against the Germans over, Marius returns to Rome. He is quickly outmaneuvered by his enemy, causing him to make questionable choices and allegiances that precipitate his downfall. 

After years of chomping at the bit, Marius finally gets his chance to face down the Germans. To help the cause, Sulla and Sertorius become Roman spies and gain valuable information. But will it be enough to defeat the hundreds of thousands of Germans intent on making Italy their new home?

A man steals more gold than exists in the Roman treasury, and Rome suffers one of the greatest military losses in its history. 

Marius plans a defection from his enemy. Tens of thousands of Roman soldiers continue to die at the hands of incompetent Roman generals. But there's hope. 

As Gaius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla begin the war in Africa, hundreds of thousands of Germans begin to invade from the north. And the Roman armies cannot stop them. 

We begin the series with a Gaius Julius Caesar, but not the Gaius Julius Caesar everyone knows. This is the great Caesar's grandfather, and he has a big problem. The future third founder of Rome, Gaius Marius, also has a big problem. So the two come together and strike a deal which changes history and the foundations of the Roman Empire.