AD 60. has the gift of combining wide knowledge of the period with a page-turning narrative\' Sunday Times Simon SCARROW: 5 MILLION BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDE!. . . \'Scarrow .
The future of Britannia hangs in the balance.
Macro and Cato each face deadly battles against enemies who would rather die than succumb to Roman rule.
If Boudica calls for Death to the emperor, a bloodbath will follow.
But the widow is Queen Boudica, a woman with a warrior\'s heart.
The king of the Iceni is dead and a proud kingdom is set for plundering and annexation.
With the military distracted, slow-burning anger amongst the tribespeople bursts into flames.
Suetonius dismisses concerns that the poorly fortified colony will be vulnerable to attack when only a skeleton force remains.
But the Governor leaves Macro behind, in charge of the veteran reserves in Camulodunum.
A hero of countless battles, Cato wants his loyal comrade Centurion Macro by his side.
As hostilities create mayhem in the west, Governor Gaius Suetonius Paulinus gathers a vast army, with Prefect Cato in command.
In distant Rome, Nero is blind to the danger.
Even amongst those who have sworn loyalty, dissent simmers.
The tribes implacably opposed to Rome have grown cunning in their attacks on the legions.
Macro and Cato - heroes of the Roman Empire - face a ruthless enemy set on revenge The Roman Empire\'s hold on the province of Britannia is fragile. . .
The Boudica Revolt begins .
Britannia.
AD 60
