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The Eagle's Prophecy The Eagle's Prey is the fifth novel in the Eagles of the Empire series by Simon Scarrow . [ 1 ] It was published by Headline Publishing Group in July 2004.
The book opens immediately after the events of Under the Eagle, with the troops relaxing and watching prisoners of war fight to the death in a makeshift arena. Optio Cato is bequeathed an ivory-hilted sword by the chief centurion, Bestia, who was mortally wounded in the British ambush and respected Cato for his tenacity.
Simon Scarrow (born 3 October 1962) is a British writer. Scarrow completed a master's degree at the University of East Anglia [1] after working at the Inland Revenue, and then went into teaching as a lecturer, firstly at East Norfolk Sixth Form College, then at City College Norwich.
The sixth book, The Eagle's Prophecy, opens with the two on leave in the city of Rome and detailed to carry out a pursuit of pirates operating in the Mediterranean. The seventh and eighth books, The Eagle in the Sand and Centurion , take place in the Roman Empire's eastern provinces, Judaea and Palmyra respectively.
The Eagle in the Sand is a novel written by Simon Scarrow, published by Headline Book Publishing in 2006 (and published in the US as The Zealot in 2014 [1]). It is the seventh book in the Eagles of the Empire series, starting with Macro and Cato 's transfer to the eastern provinces of Rome.
The Eagle's Prey The Eagle and The Wolves is a 2003 novel by Simon Scarrow , the fourth book in the Eagles of the Empire series where main characters Macro and Cato command two cohorts of soldiers made up of warriors and nobles from the Atrebatan kingdom.
King Vabathus - Sovereign of Palmyra; Prince Amethus - First son of Vabathus. He is assassinated by Carpex, under orders from Balthus; Prince Balthus - Second son of Vabathus, ruthlessly coveting his father's throne.