#1 – Under the Eagle
Germania and Britain, AD 42–43. The educated young recruit Cato joins Macro’s century in the Second Legion and must earn acceptance after an imperial order promotes him above more experienced soldiers. The legion is transferred to the force preparing to invade Britain, where the two men…
#2 – The Eagle’s Conquest
Britain, AD 43. Macro and Cato take part in the invasion commanded by Aulus Plautius as the legions force crossings and fight towards the tribal centre of resistance. Evidence that Roman weapons are reaching British fighters suggests betrayal inside the army, while Claudius prepares to claim…
#3 – When the Eagle Hunts
Britain, AD 44. A Druid faction captures the wife and children of the Roman commander Aulus Plautius and threatens to execute them unless its demands are met. Macro and Cato are sent beyond the army’s secure lines to locate the hostages and negotiate or rescue them.…
#4 – The Eagle and the Wolves
Britain, AD 44. Roman supply lines are under attack and the army’s local allies remain unreliable. Macro and Cato are ordered to train two cohorts of British warriors, the Wolves and the Boars, in Roman discipline and use them against neighbouring resistance. The task places Roman…
#5 – The Eagle’s Prey
Britain, AD 44. The Second Legion presses its campaign against Caratacus, but failures of command expose Roman soldiers to unnecessary losses. Cato’s conflict with the reckless cohort commander Maximius becomes dangerous when blame for a disastrous action must be assigned. Macro tries to protect his men…
#6 – The Eagle’s Prophecy
The Adriatic, AD 45. After the death of a superior leaves Macro and Cato facing punishment, the imperial secretary Narcissus offers them a mission against pirates disrupting Rome’s grain and communications. Serving with the fleet, they must recover documents whose contents could affect the imperial succession.…
#7 – The Eagle in the Sand
Judaea, AD 46. Macro and Cato are posted to a frontier fort where local resistance, corrupt administration and pressure from Parthia threaten Roman control. Their official task is to restore order and strengthen relations with communities angered by occupation, but a religious movement and a conspiracy…
#8 – Centurion
Palmyra, AD 46. Rome and Parthia compete for influence over the strategically placed desert kingdom, and Macro and Cato are sent with a small force to support its ruler. Court factions and disputed loyalties make the city as dangerous as the enemy army approaching across the…
#9 – The Gladiator
Crete, AD 48. An earthquake wrecks the island’s towns and leaves Macro and Cato stranded among collapsing authority and shortages. The destruction allows enslaved people led by the former gladiator Ajax to revolt against Roman owners and officials. Taking command of the surviving garrison, the officers…
#10 – The Legion
Egypt, AD 49. Ajax and the survivors of the Cretan revolt have turned to piracy and use the names of Macro and Cato to provoke resistance against Roman rule. The two officers join a campaign along the Nile and into the southern frontier to destroy the…
#11 – Praetorian
Rome, AD 51. Macro and Cato return from the provinces and enter the Praetorian Guard under false identities to investigate a conspiracy against Claudius. The capital offers no clear battle line: senators, freedmen, guards and members of the imperial household all pursue competing interests. Working undercover,…
#12 – The Blood Crows
Western Britain, AD 51. Macro and Cato are sent to a remote fort on the frontier of the war against Caratacus. Its commander, Quertus, has created a private regime of terror and secured the loyalty of soldiers who obey him rather than Rome. The officers must…
#13 – Brothers in Blood
Britain, AD 51. The Roman army closes in on Caratacus, but an intercepted message reveals a plan to sabotage the campaign and kill Macro and Cato. Unaware of the traitor’s identity, they advance through the western mountains as Roman units and allied tribes compete for advantage.…
#14 – Britannia
Britain, AD 52. Cato leads troops into the mountains to strike a Druid stronghold while the wounded Macro remains in command of a vulnerable fort. Winter weather, difficult supply and misjudged intelligence threaten Cato’s expedition, and signs around the garrison suggest the British are concentrating for…
#15 – Invictus
Rome and Hispania, AD 54. Macro and Cato return from Britain as the final months of Claudius’s reign sharpen rivalries within the imperial court. They are attached to a Praetorian mission in Spain, where local unrest and personal feuds undermine Roman authority. The assignment places them…
#16 – Day of the Caesars
AD 54. Claudius is dead and Nero has become emperor, but supporters of the younger Britannicus remain capable of challenging the succession. Macro and Cato are drawn into the rival networks surrounding the imperial family as troops and Praetorians are positioned for a possible civil conflict.…
#17 – The Blood of Rome
Armenia, AD 55. Parthian intervention has removed the Roman-backed king Rhadamistus, and General Corbulo prepares an eastern army to restore Roman influence. Macro and Cato are sent to strengthen an undermanned unit and take part in the campaign. Rhadamistus’s brutality towards his own subjects threatens to…
#18 – Traitors of Rome
Rome’s eastern frontier, AD 56. Cato and Macro serve under constant observation from Parthian agents while evidence suggests that someone within the Roman command is passing information to the enemy. Their search for the traitor takes place during preparations for renewed war, when accusation itself can…
#19 – The Emperor’s Exile
Rome and Sardinia, AD 57. After the eastern campaign damages his standing, Cato is ordered to escort one of Nero’s discarded favourites into exile. Sardinia is suffering from disease, local insurgency and a divided Roman command, turning an apparently minor assignment into a provincial crisis. With…
#20 – The Honour of Rome
Britain, AD 59. Macro returns to Londinium intending to help his mother run her inn and manage the land earned through military service. Instead, an ex-legionary’s gang controls local business through extortion while Roman officials refuse to intervene. Cato’s arrival gives Macro an ally, but confronting…
#21 – Death to the Emperor
Britain, AD 60. Macro and Cato are serving in the province when Boudica’s uprising destroys Roman settlements and overwhelms isolated garrisons. As rebel forces gather and civilians flee, the officers are separated and forced to improvise with limited troops. The revolt turns years of occupation into…
#22 – Rebellion
Britain, AD 60–61. In the aftermath of the destruction of Camulodunum, Boudica’s army moves towards Londinium while Roman forces remain scattered. Cato attempts to organise resistance and evacuation as Macro’s fate is uncertain. Tribal anger, Roman reprisals and collapsing communications make every movement dangerous, and the…
#23 – Revenge of Rome
Britain, AD 61. After the Roman victory at Watling Street, the province remains unstable and the surviving leaders of the revolt are hunted. Macro and Cato are ordered to recover a lost legionary eagle and pursue those still capable of renewing resistance. The campaign moves from…
#24 – Tyrant of Rome
Rome, AD 62. The execution of hundreds of enslaved people after the murder of their owner provokes unrest across the city, while Nero’s government fears that protest may become rebellion. Macro and Cato are drawn into the urban crisis as rival officials, guards and political factions…