Publisher's Synopsis
The Battle of the Lost Eagle saved Hadrian's Wall, but the new Roman governor of Britannia must stamp out the rebellion of the northern tribes. Rampaging south under the command of their murderous chieftain Calgus, they have stretched his forces to the limit. For Marcus - Centurion Corvus of the 1st Tungrian cohort - the campaign has become doubly dangerous. As reinforcements flood into Britannia he is surrounded by new officers with no reason to protect him from the emperor's hencemen. While Marcus is training two centuries of Syrian archers, the new prefect of the 2nd Tungrians has discovered his secret. Only a miracle can save Marcus and the men who protect him from disgrace and death...
