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Eagles of the Empire is a series of historical military fiction novels written by Simon Scarrow.The series began in July 2000 with the publication of Under the Eagle, and as of October 24, 2024 there have been 23 novels released in the series, with the 24th novel due in October 23, 2025.
Casca is a series of historical fantasy novels created by author Barry Sadler in 1979. The stories revolve around the exploits of Casca Rufio Longinus, the Roman legionary who drove the Holy Lance into the side of Jesus Christ on Golgotha.
Centurion is a historical fiction novel (ISBN 0755327764) written by Simon Scarrow, published by Headline Book Publishing in 2007. It is book 8 in the Eagles of the Empire series, continuing Macro and Cato's adventures in the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire that began in The Eagle in the Sand.
Statue of Jupiter Dolichenus from Carnuntum, erected by Atilius Primus, an evocatus of the Legio XIV Gemina.The dative form ēvocātō is visible at left.. An evocatus (pl.: evocati) was a soldier in the Ancient Roman army who had served out his time and obtained an honorable discharge (honesta missio) but had voluntarily enlisted again at the invitation of the consul or other commander.
The series has sold well, with Fire in the East selling over 100,000 copies and spending five weeks in the UK top 10 upon its release. [5] Worldwide the series has sold over half a million copies. The Last Hour is a thriller set in the City of Rome. It was shortlisted for the Historical Writers Association Gold Crown for the outstanding ...
The Roma Sub Rosa series by Steven Saylor is set in the later years of the Republic and the beginning of the Augustan period. Roma, published March 6, 2007, by Steven Saylor. According to the author's website, the book covers part of Rome's early history. [1] The Emperor Series (2003-2013), by Conn Iggulden, Julius Caesar's life
The novel is presented as a series of vignettes over a period of about 1500 years, from Ab Urbe Condita 1282 (AD 529) to AUC 2723 (AD 1970). Most of the story-chapters involve Roman politics, either the competition between the Western and Eastern Empires to dominate the other or the violent creation of the Second Roman Republic in about AUC 2603 (AD 1850).
Emperors would use them to gather information on friends, family, officials, or soldiers. [21] [22] This organization was sometimes tasked with assassinating whomever the emperor wished. [18] [23] Peasants disliked the frumentarii due to false and arbitrary arrests. They were seen as a tyrannical "plague" on the empire. [24]