Another Roman adventure thriller from the author of }The Legion{. The Emperor Claudius's rule and the very foundations of the Roman Empire are put under pressure by an initiative to strengthen the hold over Britannia with a cavalry offensive into the heartland of Wales to crush the growing of resistance of ruthless warrior Caratacus and his native tribes Britannia, AD 51. As fierce opposition among the local tribes grows, a ruthless warrior threatens to shatter Roman rule. The excellent twelfth novel in Simon Scarrow's bestselling Eagles of the Empire series, which includes INVICTUS, BRITANNIA and CENTURION.