Tyrant of Rome

Author: Simon Scarrow

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Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro face turmoil in Rome. The epic new Eagles of the Empire novel from the author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Revenge of Rome and The Gladiator.

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Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro face turmoil in Rome. The epic new Eagles of the Empire novel from the author of the Sunday Times bestsellers Revenge of Rome and The Gladiator.

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THE EPIC NEW EAGLES OF THE EMPIRE NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR SIMON SCARROW

AD 63. Under the reckless and tumultuous leadership of Emperor Nero, Rome has descended into near-anarchy. The brutal execution of 400 slaves has causes riots and worse. Only the strongest military commander could maintain control. And Nero has learned of one man who could save the day - and his own reign.

Prefect Cato has been lying low after a heroic campaign to quash the Boudica uprising. Now furlough is over. As the new Prefect of the Urban Cohort of the Praetorian Guard, Cato needs a loyal and proven military hero by his side. Centurion Macro is willing to step up. Comrades come before family - and civilian life is dull after a lifetime on the battlefield . . .

War and rebellion hold few fears for these heroic veterans. But the politics and intrigue of Rome make every day as dangerous as in warfare, while their fate lies in the hands of the most volatile emperor in history. The ultimate punishment awaits anyone who disappoints Nero. Even his own mother could not escape his cruel justice.

Cato and Macro will need to call on all their strategic skills, native cunning and bottomless courage to save Rome - and to survive.

NO ONE KNOWS ROME BETTER THAN SIMON SCARROW!

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'Everything you'd come to expect and much more. Action, drama, comedy and trauma!' *****

About the Author

Simon Scarrow is the acclaimed author of multiple Sunday Times bestsellers, including Revenge of Rome and The Gladiator.

He is also the author of many other acclaimed novels including the Sunday Times bestseller A Death in Berlin, and a quartet of bestselling novels about Wellington and Napoleon. With T. J. Andrews he has co-written Warrior, focusing on the rebel chief Caratacus, and Arena, following the career of a gladiator hero, and more.