AuthorSimon Scarrow
NarratorJonathan Keeble
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 9
Duration13h 32m
CategoriesAdult Fiction, Historical Novels
PublisherHodder Headline
VersionUnabridged
The Gladiator is the compelling ninth novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. A must read for fans of Bernard Cornwell. While centurions Macro and Cato are returning to Rome from a harrowing campaign against the Parthians, their transport ship is almost capsized by a tidal wave. They barely make it to the port of Matala in Crete where they are stunned to find a devastated town. An earthquake has struck the island, destroying its cities and killing thousands. In the chaotic aftermath, large bands of the island's slaves begin to revolt and local bandits, taking advantage of the slave rebellion, urge the Cretans to overthrow the Roman administration. With many of the island's troops either killed or wounded during the earthquake, the governor of the province calls on Macro and Cato for help. Can they move swiftly enough to counter the rebellion before it sweeps the Romans from the island?
Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 16
Duration 12h 4m
AD 55. The Emperor Claudius is dead. Nero rules. His half-brother Britannicus has also laid claim to the throne. A bloody power struggle is underway. All Prefect Cato and Centurion Macro want is a simple army life, fighting with their brave and loyal men. But Cato has caught the eye of rival factions determined to get him on their side. To survive,...
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Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 4
Duration 12h 48m
The Eagle and the Wolves is the gripping fourth novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. Britannia, AD 44. Occupation is never easy. The enemy is butchering their supply convoys, their garrison town is starving and the truce with the locals is uneasy at best. Young Ca...
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Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator Russell Boulter
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 7
Duration 11h 33m
The Eagle in the Sand is the action-packed seventh novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell. Judaea in AD 46. Roman centurions Cato and Macro have been posted to Judaea for a 'hearts and minds' operation. The Empire needs to win over the locals after some of their religious fi...
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Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator David Thorpe
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 2
Duration 13h 37m
The Eagle's Conquest is the thrilling second novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. Essential reading for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. Britannia, AD 43. Bleak, rainy and full of vicious savages, Britannia is a land that Cato, solider of the Second Legion, wishes Rome didn't want to conquer. And as right-ha...
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Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 24
Duration 12h 30m
AD 62. Under the reckless and tumultuous leadership of Emperor Nero, Rome is descending into near-anarchy and conspiracy. The brutal execution of 400 slaves has led to rioting and discontent. Only the strongest soldier could maintain control. And so Nero turns to Prefect Cato to help save his reign from collapse. Cato has been lying low after a her...
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Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator David Thorpe
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 1
Duration 12h 6m
Under the Eagle is the gripping first novel in Simon Scarrow's best-selling Eagles of the Empire series. A must-read for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden. AD 42, Germany. Tough, brutal and unforgiving. That's how new recruit Cato is finding life in the Roman Second Legion. He may have contacts in high places, but he could really use a fri...
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Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 21
Duration 13h 34m
It is AD 60. The hard-won province of Britannia is a thorn in the side of the Roman Empire, its tribes swift to anger and relentless in their bloody harassment of the Roman military. Far from being a peaceful northern enclave, Britannia is a seething mass of bitter rebels and unlikely alliances against the common enemy. Corruption amongst greedy of...
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Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 14
Duration 12h 11m
Roman Britain, AD 52. The western tribes, inspired by the Druids' hatred of the Romans, prepare to make a stand. But can they match the discipline and courage of the legionaries? Wounded during a skirmish, Centurion Macro remains behind in charge of the fort as Centurion Cato leads an invasion deep into the hills. Cato's mission: to cement Rome's t...
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Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 23
Duration 12h 40m
The rebel horde has been defeated. But the leader, Boudica, and her remaining warriors are still at large. With them is the eagle standard of the Ninth Legion, taken in ambush, flaunted as proof that Rome can yet be beaten. The embers of rebellion are still glowing . . . The toll has been heavy, with countless men lost, and major towns in ruins. Th...
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Author: Simon Scarrow
Author Simon Scarrow
Narrator Jonathan Keeble
SeriesEagles of the Empire, Book 20
Duration 12h 29m
AD 58. Britannia. Tension is simmering. Danger lies round every corner for Rome's brave soldiers.... Fifteen years after Rome's invasion of Britannia, centurion Marco is back. The island is settled now, bustling with commerce. Macro's goal is to help run his mother's Londinium Inn, and exploit his land grant. He's prepared for the dismal weather an...
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