Praetorian

A Historical Fiction Novel by Simon Scarrow

Book 11 of the Eagles of the Empire Series

Subgenres:

Ancient Rome,
Military Historical Fiction,
Political Thriller

Published 2011

Length 353 pages

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Roman undercover missions with deadly political stakes
Battle-hardened friendships tested on the streets of ancient Rome

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PRAETORIAN is the gripping eleventh novel in Simon Scarrow's Eagles of the Empire series. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden.

AD 51. Legionaries Cato and Macro have forged a bond that has survived war, rebellion and torture. Yet nothing has prepared them for a daunting mission on the deadliest battlefield of all: the bloody streets of Rome.

Traitors are threatening to plunge the Empire into bloody chaos and no one can be trusted. The Emperor has ordered Cato and Macro to go on a deadly mission, working undercover to root out the traitors before Rome tears itself apart.

As the true scale of the corruption dawns, they realise they are facing terrifying odds. Two men against many, in a desperate race to save not only the Empire, but each other...

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