Barbarians. The Roman Eagle

Pax Romana, they said. The Roman peace. Refined, civilized, magnificent… A magnificent piece of meat for wolf's fangs. This is how the barbarians saw it. Roman rulers had no doubt about their superiority. Savages in skins could never crush the celebrated legions! What do they have, besides ferocity and courage? Nothing. And Pax Romana is eternal. It was the second century AD, when those whose descendants would rule Europe came to the borders of the mightiest empire of the time.