"The Roman Barbarian Wars II: Tiberius to Trajan" draws the reader into the age of ancient Rome. They will meet its emperors, kings and queens, and march and fight alongside fierce tribal warriors and iron Roman legions. Thoroughly researched and annotated, Dyck’s gripping narrative brings the period to life and reads more like a novel than a dry history book. “The somber Emperor Tiberius had barely called a halt to the Roman campaigns in Germania, when rebellion flared up among the Berber tribes of North Africa. The century between the reign of Tiberius and that of Trajan, would see many such revolts. The encroachment of Roman civilization and its oppression of conquered tribes, deemed “barbarians” by their conquerors, led to devastating insurrections among the Thracians of the Balkans, the Gauls and Germanic tribes along the Rhine and the Celts of southern Britannia. Tribal leaders like Boudicca of the Iceni and Civilis of the Batavi became bitter enemies of Rome. The period also saw Rome’s last great conquests. Emperor Claudius conquered southern Britannia while Agricola led Rome’s legions against the Caledonians of the far north. Trajan pitted Roman siege craft against the sacred Dacian mountain stronghold of Sarmizegetusa Regia, expanding the empire to its greatest extend ever.”