The Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long-standing enemy, Parthia. With Parthia vying for control of Palmyra, the Governor of Syria dispatches experienced officers Macro & Cato with a small task force to protect Palmyra's borders from invasion. But their presence prompts Parthia to amass its armies for war.
The Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long-standing enemy, Parthia. With Parthia vying for control of Palmyra, the Governor of Syria dispatches...
It is over a year since the mighty Roman army landed on the shores of Britain, confident that resistance would be short-lived. Yet, while most tribes have succumbed, the barbarian leader Caracatus continues to torment the legions, his savage warriors increasingly sophisticated in their guerilla tactics.
It is over a year since the mighty Roman army landed on the shores of Britain, confident that resistance would be short-lived. Yet, while most tribes ...
It is spring 45 AD and centurions Macro and Cato, dismissed from the Second Legion in Britain, are trapped in Rome, waiting for their involvement in the death of a fellow officer to be investigated. It is then that the imperial secretary, the devious Narcissus, makes them an offer they can't refuse.
It is spring 45 AD and centurions Macro and Cato, dismissed from the Second Legion in Britain, are trapped in Rome, waiting for their involvement in t...
Trouble is brewing in Syria, on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. With the troops in a deplorable state, centurions Macro and Cato are despatched to restore the competence of the cohort. But another challenge faces them as Bannus, a local tribesman, is brewing up trouble and preaching violent opposition to Rome.
Trouble is brewing in Syria, on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire. With the troops in a deplorable state, centurions Macro and Cato are despatc...
This is an action-packed novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato. While Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians, their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. When they make it to Matala in Crete they encounter a devastated town.
This is an action-packed novel featuring Roman army officers Macro and Cato. While Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign agai...
Rome, 61 BC. Recruited as a gladiator, Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, but he cannot simply forget his past. His father has been murdered by soldiers and his mother has been kidnapped and forced into slavery. Marcus is determined to seek justice for his family and set his mother free.
Rome, 61 BC. Recruited as a gladiator, Marcus Cornelius Primus faces a new life of brutal training, but he cannot simply forget his past. His father h...
'It is settled. The boy is in your charge. You will train him to fight. He must be able to use the dagger, throwing-knife, staves and his bare hands. One day young Marcus may well become a gladiator in the arena. But you must also teach him the ways of the street'. Now a member of Julius Caesar's palace, Marcus' training continues in the city of Rome. The streets are plagued by vicious gang war attacks, and Caesar must employ his own gang leader, who learns of a plot to murder him. Only Marcus can go in undercover. But he's in terrible danger. If the rival gang discover him the price will be...
'It is settled. The boy is in your charge. You will train him to fight. He must be able to use the dagger, throwing-knife, staves and his bare hands. ...
