By the end of summer 44 AD. e. the long confrontation with the rebellious local tribes in Britain exhausted not only the strength of the soldiers of the commander Plautus, but also the patience of the Emperor, who demanded a speedy victory. The task of the centurions Macro and Cato as part of the Second Legion is to hold the ford across the Tamesis River. But due to a mistake in command, the heroes find themselves fugitives, pursued by their own comrades, and now they have only one slim chance of redemption. In the spring of 45, centurions Macro and Cato, dismissed from the Second Legion in Britain, await an investigation into their involvement in the death fellow officer. And although they know the treachery of Secretary Narcissus, it is not in their position to choose: by fulfilling his request to recapture the most valuable scrolls from the pirates, they will do a service to the Empire and save their reputation. But Narcissus finds himself in cahoots with Vitellius, their longtime enemy, and now the centurions again have to think not only about the fate of Rome, but also about their own destinies. Simon Scarrow’s novels “The Prey of the Golden Eagle” and “The Eagle’s Prophecy” included in the collection continue the famous cycle “ Eagles of the Empire", which is dedicated to Roman legionaries and whose books have become bestsellers in many countries around the world.