Arelian, the Younger Brother of the Dead Emperor

When claudius died of the cyprian plague in two 70 a d. it did not take long for officers to offer him supreme authority over the legions and, by extension, the empire. The romans were as much enamoured with blood ties as any one else. Now everyone in their mother knew that the danube lesions were going to turn to arelian. And there were many in the aristocracy who feared the ascension of old sword in hand. So they decided to back quintillu's bid for the throne. Unfortunately for quintillus, though, the danube legions really were the best of the best,. They made his italian army look like it was well