The following four books are set in Britain, between the years AD 42 and 44 - detailing the Roman subjugation of the province alongside court intrigue that often leaves the protagonists in receipt of contempt from the Roman political class. The first book, Under the Eagle, concerns the induction of Cato, his transition from imperial slave to optio (junior officer) and the lifelong friendship he forges with Centurion Macro. Scarrow allowed his brother Alex to make use of the characters in his own novel. The characters Cato and Macro were additionally used in one book of the TimeRiders series, Gates of Rome (2012), where they served as supporting characters when the three protagonists travel back to Ancient Rome. The series also features many historical figures and interweaves them into the fictional plots influenced by historical events. The first book introduces Cato to the Roman army and then follows the development of the friendship and careers of the two soldiers. The books follow the lives of two officers in the Imperial Roman army, Quintus Licinius Cato and Lucius Cornelius Macro. Įagles of the Empire takes place within the Roman Empire, beginning in AD 42 during the reign of Emperor Claudius. The series began in July 2000 with the publication of Under the Eagle, and as of March 2022 there have been 20 novels released in the series, with the 21st novel due in November 2022. Print ( hardcover and paperback), audiobook, e-bookĮagles of the Empire is a series of historical military fiction novels written by Simon Scarrow.
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