Under the Eagle: A Tale of Military Adventure and Reckless Heroism with the Roman Legions (Eagle Series)

About this book

It is the year 42 AD and Centurion Macro battle-scarred and fearless is in the heart of Germany with the Second Legion the toughest in the Roman army. Cato a new recruit and the newly appointed second-in-command to Macro will have more to prove than most. In a bloody skirmish with local tribes Cato gets his first chance to prove that hes more than a callow privileged youth. As their next campaign takes them to a land of unparalleled barbarity - Britain - a special mission unfolds thrusting Cato and Macro headlong into a conspiracy that threatens to topple the Emperor himself.