“The Roman troops were thrown into chaos, as thousands lay dead or dying of their wounds on the muddy and now blood-soaked earth”(29). In A.D 9, more than some 20,000 Roman soldiers were annihilated by a massive army of Germanic warriors. The Battle that Stopped Rome by Peter S. Wells describes how the Germanic forces lead by a man named Arminius obliterated more 20,000 well-trained Roman soldiers. Wells also states how Arminius’ troops stopped the expansion of the Roman Empire into Northern Europe. Wells’ novel plays a huge role in the academic research of the world because it discusses the excavations of Kalkriese in 1987, which revealed the first archaeological insight into the actual battle. Wells’ novel discusses many points that show an entire new perspective of the battle. Wells’ discusses his own opinion in his novel about many different topics. One argument that Wells’ has is that he speculates that the battle only lasted an hour. This may have not been the most intelligent …show more content…
The novel was easy to understand while Wells illuminated this dark period in Roman times. Usually novels as such are hard to understand for the non-academic world. Second, the novel contained illustrations that helped visualize the battle and the terrain. The novel was also very thorough in the way it described the lifestyle of a Roman soldier. Wells was able to show the audience exactly what it is like in the everyday life of a Roman. Wells dedicated an entire chapter to the individual’s point of view of the battle. This chapter was written very well, and it made the audience feel like they were right there when the battle happened. Wells said “Suddenly a chilling yell was heard as attackers on all sides fell upon the struggling Romans”(28) . This sentence makes the audience feel as if they are in the Roman soldiers shoes.This novel was very intelligently written and is an enjoyable read even for the average