Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.
Episodes
Wolf and Eagle
Cherusci tribal chief Segimer bristles at the increasing demands of new governor Varus. Secret lovers Thusnelda and Folkwin deal Rome a symbolic blow.
Vengeance
The theft of the standard provokes a crisis, reuniting Roman officer Ari with his father Segimer, and childhood friends Folkwin and Thusnelda.
On the Edge
Ari commands troops ordered by Varus to hunt down and kill Folkwin, whose family and home village are put in danger for his act of defiance.
A New Reik
Ari embraces his new role with the Cherusci but his shift of allegiances runs deeper than Varus knows. Thusnelda and Folkwin rally a rival tribe.
Treason
Ari and Thusnelda forge a political marriage and begin uniting the fractious Germanic tribes. Folkwin is believed dead but has actually been enslaved.
The Battle
Ari leads Varus and three Roman legions into the Teutoburg Forest — and into history. Thusnelda makes a bloody sacrifice to preserve the alliance.
Top Cast
Laurence Rupp
Arminius
Jeanne Goursaud
Thusnelda
David Schütter
Folkwin Wolfspeer
Gaetano Aronica
Varus
Bernhard Schütz
Segestes
Eva Verena Müller
Irmina
Florian Schmidtke
Talio
Jeremy Miliker
Ansgar
Bence Ferenczi
Berulf Buddy Y
Sophie Rois
Seeress Runa
