Felicitas: A Tale of the German Migrations: A.D. 476

Kleine Romane aus der Völkerwanderung #1

by Felix Dahn

The rule of the Western Roman Empire ends in AD 476: The Noric city of Juvavum, located on the site of today's Salzburg, is conquered by Germanic armies. Against the background of these moving historical events, the rousing story of the young couple Felicitas and Fluvius is told, who fall into the clutches of the scheming changer Zeno and the tribune Leo. Felix Dahn, the great narrator of the history of ancient Rome, describes in an exciting and varied manner not only how Felicitas and Fluvius face the impending dangers, but also how their fate turns unexpectedly through the courageous help of a Germanic conqueror.

Excerpt:
It was a beautiful evening in June, The sun threw its golden beams from the west, from Vindelicia, on the Mercurius Hill, and the modest villa which crowned it. Here and there on the great street a two-wheeled cart, drawn by a yoke of Noric oxen, was returning home at the close of the market-day through the west gate of Juvavum, the Porta Vindelica.

102 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1882

About the author

Felix Ludwig Julius Dahn (1834-1912) war ein deutscher Professor für Rechtswissenschaften, Schriftsteller und Historiker.