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* FriendVersusLover: Arminius doesn't approve of Marcus' relationship with Priscilla, as he believes it could ruin his career (quite rightly so), and could his plan to slope with her. [[spoiler: Apparently, he still dislikes her years after, allowing his men to brutally Rae and murder her.]]
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* YokoOhNo: Arminius doesn't approve of Marcus' relationship with Priscilla, as he believes it could ruin his career (quite rightly so), and could his plan to slope with her. [[spoiler: Apparently, he still dislikes her years after, allowing his men to brutally Rae and murder her.]]
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* YokoOhNo: Arminius doesn't approve of Marcus' relationship with Priscilla, as he believes it could ruin his career (quite rightly so), and could his plan to slope with her. [[spoiler: Apparently, he still dislikes her years after, allowing his men to brutally Rae and murder her.]]
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* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: After Marcus saves Thamis from ritual drowning by her husband Loknar, the chieftain of the Bructeri tribe, she is more than willing to offer him RescueSex.
-->'''Thamis:''' You saved my life and now I'm yours.\\
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What? You don't fancy me? Or do you prefer men?
-->'''Thamis:''' You saved my life and now I'm yours.\\
[''beat''].\\
What? You don't fancy me? Or do you prefer men?
* ArentYouGoingToRavishMe: After Marcus saves Thamis from ritual drowning by her husband Loknar, the chieftain of the Bructeri tribe, she is more than willing to offer him RescueSex.
-->'''Thamis:''' You saved my life and now I'm yours.\\
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-->'''Thamis:''' You saved my life and now I'm yours.\\
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** Arminius was supposed to have a younger brother, Flavia, who was also brought up in Rome and joined the army. Flavus forsake his Germanic roots and choose to stay with the Romans. Supposedly, the author decided to [[CompositeCharacter combine this arc into Marcus' story]].
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* TheCasanova: Despite being in love with Priscilla, Marcus doesn't hesitate in engaging with other women.
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* TheCasanova: Despite being in love with Priscilla, Marcus doesn't hesitate in engaging with other women. To be fair, he does so because Priscilla [[Star-crossed lovers isn't available for most of the time]].
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* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: [[spoiler: Marcus promised he'd come back to protect Priscilla after the battle. Well, he can't.]]
* NiceGirl: Priscilla.
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* NeverGotToSayGoodbye: [[spoiler: Marcus promised he'd come back to protect Priscilla after the battle. Well, Alas, he can't.was too late.]]
* %%* NiceGirl: Priscilla.
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* ProperLady: Priscilla, Priscilla is virtuous and by Cherusci standards, Thusnelda.beautiful, in stark contrast with [[FemmeFatale her mother]].
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* BadassGay:
** Titus Valerius Falco, "the Butcher of Dalmatia", has a male lover who also serves as his household accountant. [[ValuesDissonance This was completely normal in ancient Rome]], as long as they were younger, more effeminate, and bottomed.
** Likewise with Volcanus, Titus Falco's best centurion and former gladiator who he eventually hired as a foreman on his estate.
** Titus Valerius Falco, "the Butcher of Dalmatia", has a male lover who also serves as his household accountant. [[ValuesDissonance This was completely normal in ancient Rome]], as long as they were younger, more effeminate, and bottomed.
** Likewise with Volcanus, Titus Falco's best centurion and former gladiator who he eventually hired as a foreman on his estate.
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''Les Aigles de Rome'' (The Eagles of Rome) is a French comic book series by Enrico Marini taking place in the early first century, and is mostly about the origins and happening of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest Battle of the Teutoburg Forest]] through the eyes of two men, one on each side of the Rhine, though they are friends.
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''Les Aigles de Rome'' (The (''The Eagles of Rome) Rome'') is a French comic book series by Enrico Marini taking place in the early first century, and is mostly about the origins and happening of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Teutoburg_Forest Battle of the Teutoburg Forest]] through the eyes of two men, one on each side of the Rhine, though they are friends.
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* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Caelius is uneasy about how elusive the tribesmen have become, how merchants appear to be spying on the Romans based in Germania and how the forthcoming expedition could be open to attack. Most of the veteran officers dismiss his concerns due to his youth. Marcus also tries to warn Varus of Arminius' treachery but is framed for the murder of a fellow Roman and thus disbelieved by Varus and other officers until it is too late.
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* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Ermanamer was born in the Cherusci land across the Rhine, but spent his teenage years in Rome as Arminius. Similarly, Marcus is the son of a Roman war commander and a German princess.
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* ChildOfTwoWorlds: Both protagonists, as Ermanamer was born in the Cherusci land across the Rhine, but spent his teenage years in Rome as Arminius. Similarly, Marcus is the son of a Roman war commander and a German princess.princess, but his father wouldn't allow him to embrace anything from her mother's side.
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* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Arminius, of course. There's also Varus, Augustus and an EarlyBirdCameo of Sejanus, who will get important during Tiberius's reign.
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* YourCheatingHeart:
** Marcus is engaged and then married to Silvia, but sleeps with other women and is still emotionally [[spoiler: (and then sexually)]] involved with Priscilla;
** Thamis is almost sacrificed for being and adulteress;
** Priscilla is a SympatheticAdulterer as she was married off to an abusive ass and she has always loved Marcus instead.
** Marcus is engaged and then married to Silvia, but sleeps with other women and is still emotionally [[spoiler: (and then sexually)]] involved with Priscilla;
** Thamis is almost sacrificed for being and adulteress;
** Priscilla is a SympatheticAdulterer as she was married off to an abusive ass and she has always loved Marcus instead.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Due to being a HistoricalDomainCharacter, anyone with basic knowledge of the Battle of Teutoburg Forest will know that Arminius will eventually betrayed the Romans and lead a successful revolt against them.
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* RayOfHopeEnding: One for the Roman side. [[spoiler:Everything Marcus and his troops have done to warn Varus about Arminius' plans is all for nought and three Roman legions are destroyed. All the competent Roman officers such as Eggius, Caelius, and Tassilo are killed. Priscilla dies a gruesome death at the hands of Arminius and the Germans, who enslave Titus. However, Marcus and Cabar survive the Battle of Teutoburg Forest and successfully prevent the last eagle standard from being captured before slipping away. Anyone with further knowledge will know that Rome will send another army under Germanicus to avenge Varus'.]]
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* SpiritedYoungLady: Thusnelda.
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** Priscilla Priscus is married to Quintus Aemilius Lepidus, the grandson of one of Emperor Augustus' disgraced rivals, as part of a bid by the latter to regain his family's power in Rome.
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** Priscilla Priscus is married to Quintus Aemilius Lepidus, the grandson of one of Emperor Augustus' disgraced rivals, as part of a bid by the latter to regain his family's power in Rome.
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* OccupiersOutOfOurCountry: The comic dramatizes the life of Ermanamer the German, who grew up among the Romans as a political hostage before uniting the tribes under his leadership after he returns to his homeland and lures three Roman legions into a trap at Teutoburg Wald, driving the Romans out of Germania for good.
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* AbusiveParents: [[ValuesDissonance As normal as his behavior is for his time]], Falco Sr is physically and mentally abusive of his son, and it shaped Marcus as a man.
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* AbusiveParents: [[ValuesDissonance [[DeliberateValuesDissonance As normal as his behavior is for his time]], Falco Sr is physically and mentally abusive of his son, and it shaped Marcus as a man.
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** Lucilla is married off to a fat old Roman senator, though she asks Arminius to deflower her before she leaves. When they run into each other in Rome, Lucilla turns out to be pretty happy. The senator in question is quite the hedonist, and their marriage is an open one.
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* ARealManIsAKiller: As a boy, Ermanamer secretly tags along with his father Sigmar's band of warriors. He's almost killed by a warrior from a rival tribe, but manages to kill the attacker instead. Sigmar is furious, but also pleased that his son has become a man.
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* MeaningfulName: Falco, Marcus's surname, means Falcon, and he has a pet falcon. The name Arminius symbolizes the wish to rip Ermanamer from his heritage and turn him Roman.
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* MeaningfulName: MeaningfulName:
** Falco, Marcus's surname, means Falcon, and he has a petfalcon. falcon.
** The name Arminius symbolizes the wish to rip Ermanamer from his heritage and turn him Roman.
** Falco, Marcus's surname, means Falcon, and he has a pet
** The name Arminius symbolizes the wish to rip Ermanamer from his heritage and turn him Roman.
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* BoisterousBruiser: SegestesBoisterousBruiser:
** Segestes, a burly German chieftain who is also very jovial and welcoming to his Roman guests.
** Segestes, a burly German chieftain who is also very jovial and welcoming to his Roman guests.
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* {{Ephebophile}}: Marcus and Arminius's trainer is an old gladiator with a thing for very young men, though Marcus said that if he ever approached him too close, he'd cut off his cupidus. Marcus's father also has a young man for a favorite, and Varus beds his squire.
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* {{Ephebophile}}: Marcus and Arminius's trainer is an old gladiator with a thing for very young men, though Marcus said that if he ever approached him too close, he'd cut off his cupidus. Marcus's father also has a young man for a favorite, and Varus beds his squire. This was acceptable for the time period, so long as the younger partner was a slave and not a Roman citizen.
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* DepravedHomosexual: After Marcus arrives at the camp of General Varus with invitation from Emperor Augustus about his assignment and orders for Varus to make good use of him, Varus grows a lecherous smile and jokes that he'll probably "find some use" for Marcus.
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* AttemptedRape: After Morphea and Lepidus intercepts Marcus' attempt to flee from Rome with Priscilla, the thugs they hired attempt to rape a naked Marcus in a slum's alley.
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* AttemptedRape: After Morphea and Lepidus intercepts Marcus' attempt to flee from Rome with Priscilla, the thugs they hired attempt to rape a naked Marcus in a slum's alley. They are killed in time by Volcanus, who had been warned by Arminius.
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* AltarDiplomacy: Albinia, Marcus's mother, is a German princess who was married off to his father to consolidate the peace between Rome and her people.
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* AltarDiplomacy: AltarDiplomacy:
** Albinia, Marcus's mother, is a German princess who was married off to his father to consolidate the peace between Rome and her people.
** Albinia, Marcus's mother, is a German princess who was married off to his father to consolidate the peace between Rome and her people.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: To unite the German tribes, Ermanamer has to prove his competence by defeating another German chieftain.
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* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: AsskickingEqualsAuthority:
** To unite the German tribes, Ermanamer has to prove his competence by defeating another German chieftain.
** To unite the German tribes, Ermanamer has to prove his competence by defeating another German chieftain.
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* BadassGay: Titus Valerius Falco, "the Butcher of Dalmatia", has a male lover who also serves as his household accountant. [[ValuesDissonance This was completely normal in ancient Rome]], as long as they were younger, more effeminate, and bottomed.
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* BadassGay: BadassGay:
** Titus Valerius Falco, "the Butcher of Dalmatia", has a male lover who also serves as his household accountant. [[ValuesDissonance This was completely normal in ancient Rome]], as long as they were younger, more effeminate, and bottomed.
** Titus Valerius Falco, "the Butcher of Dalmatia", has a male lover who also serves as his household accountant. [[ValuesDissonance This was completely normal in ancient Rome]], as long as they were younger, more effeminate, and bottomed.
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* SonOfAWhore: Priscilla is revealed to be the daughter of Morphea, a HighClassCallGirl in high demand in Rome. It speaks greatly to Morphea's social status that Priscilla was legitimated as the legal daughter of the Roman patrician who sired her.
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* BlindSeer: Freya the woods witch, who predicts Ermanamer's rise to power and his rebellion against the Romans, is apparently blind, given her ProphetEyes.
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* AbductionIsLove: When Segestes refuses to marry off Thusnelda to Arminius, he and his men sneak into Segestes' town and kidnap Thusnelda so they can elope together. Since they're already head over heels in love with each other prior to this incident, she's very happy with this state of affairs.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Emperor AugustusAugustus is depicted as a charismatic and capable administrator who is more than open to reasoned discussion.
