An almost perfect work of historical re-enactment. The uniforms, even the smallest of brooches or pendants, are taken from objects found in excavations of the first century. The military ranks, the legion organization, the combat tactics are real. There are some concessions like using stirrups that don't appear until almost 400 years later, but horses are very similar to war percherons, it's crazy to ride without them.
And the Romans speaking in classical Latin ... incredible.
This is the good part, for the bad part, which arguably is little less than a soap opera totally unrelated to what the Roman historians tell us.
Besides, the obligatory portion of feminism with Thusnelda's "embedded" character. The plot twists and the dialogues show a mentality of our time, far removed from that of the Roman and Germanic tribesmen at the time.
And the Romans speaking in classical Latin ... incredible.
This is the good part, for the bad part, which arguably is little less than a soap opera totally unrelated to what the Roman historians tell us.
Besides, the obligatory portion of feminism with Thusnelda's "embedded" character. The plot twists and the dialogues show a mentality of our time, far removed from that of the Roman and Germanic tribesmen at the time.