Eagles of the Empire · Book 1

Under the Eagle

by Simon Scarrow

Published
6 July 2000
Pages
256
ISBN-13
9780747272823
Type
novel

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About this book

Under the Eagle is the first entry in the Eagles of the Empire series, written by Simon Scarrow, published in July 2000 at 256 pages. The series continues from here with The Eagle's Conquest. Simon Scarrow writes the series as one continuous chronological narrative, so publication order and in-story order are the same.

Its place in Eagles of the Empire

Under the Eagle is book 1 in the Eagles of the Empire series. It is followed by The Eagle's Conquest. 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…

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