Les aigles de Rome

Set in the final days of the Roman Republic, Enrico Marini’s Les aigles de Rome (2007–present, Dargaud) follows the intertwined fates of a young Roman patrician and a Germanic barbarian, bound by a childhood friendship that is tested by duty, war, and shifting loyalties. Marini, who both writes and illustrates the series, brings a painterly, cinematic grandeur to the ancient world, with lush, detailed art that captures the brutality of the battlefield and the intimacy of personal conflict. This ongoing saga matters for its sweeping, character-driven take on a pivotal historical era, standing as a standout European epic in the historical fiction genre.