The Blood of Rome

Its place in Eagles of the Empire

The Blood of Rome is book 17 in the Eagles of the Empire series. It follows Day of the Caesars. It is followed by Traitors of Rome. See the full Eagles of the Empire reading order.

Simon Scarrow's Eagles of the Empire novels follow two Roman soldiers of the invasion army that conquers Britain under Emperor Claudius: Macro, a battle-hardened centurion risen from the ranks, and Cato, a clever, reluctant recruit who starts the series as Macro's optio and rises over the books to command legions of his own. Beginning with the invasion of Britain in AD 43, the series follows the pair across the length and breadth of the Roman Empire — Britain, Judea, Egypt, Syria, Spain, Rome itself — through…