The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 21 books · 2000 to 2022

Simon Scarrow

Historical fictionMilitary historicalAncient world

Simon Scarrow's Eagles of the Empire novels follow two soldiers of Rome: Macro, a tough veteran centurion, and Cato, a bookish young recruit who becomes an officer, from the invasion of Britain in AD 42 across the empire.

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Eagles of the Empire

21 books · Set in the Roman EmpireAncient worldMilitary historical
  1. 1Under the Eagle2000With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Eagle's Conquest2001With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  3. 3When the Eagle Hunts2002With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Eagle and the Wolves2003With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Eagle's Prey2004With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Eagle's Prophecy2005With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The Eagle in the Sand2006With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  8. 8Centurion2007With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  9. 9The Gladiator2009With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  10. 10The Legion2010With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  11. 11Praetorian2011With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  12. 12The Blood Crows2013With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Brothers in Blood2014With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  14. 14Britannia2015With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  15. 15Invictus2016With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  16. 16Day of the Caesars2017With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  17. 17The Blood of Rome2018With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  18. 18Traitors of Rome2018With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  19. 19The Emperor's Exile2019With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  20. 20The Honour of Rome2021With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon
  21. 21Death to the Emperor2022With Macro and CatoBuy on Amazon

Characters

2 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

The Second Legion and after