The rebel Civilis has to stop his German allies from wiping themselves out, as they won’t stop attacking, drunk and half-naked!

>All this time, [Civilis](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/Tervuren_-_%22Claudius_Civilis%22_by_Lodewijk_Van_Geel.jpg) continued the siege of Old Camp. One band of boastful Germans, drunk on Roman wine, tried to scale the walls one night, lighting their way by setting fire to piles of logs. The fire behind them only made the Germans easy targets for legionaries defending the walls. Drunken, half-naked Germans kept on coming, ignoring the men falling in droves all around them impaled by javelins, arrows from catapults and flying stakes. Civilis had to intervene, dowse the fires, and terminate the assault before the entire German contingent was wiped out. __________________________ **Source:** Dando-Collins, Stephen. “Part III: The Battles – The Civilis Revolt.” *Legions of Rome: The Definitive History of Every Imperial Roman Legion*. Thomas Dunne Books, 2012. 330. Print. __________________________ **Further Reading:** [Gaius Julius Civilis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaius_Julius_Civilis) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon](https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**