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It makes a change to see this pair of veteran Roman soldiers actually in Rome. Cato and Macro are usually to be found in the provinces, on a battlefield. And it's a nice change. Scarrow paints a vivid picture of the poor and often desperate lives faced by Rome's million inhabitants. And as Cato remarks, the precarious grain supply means the city is only ever a meal or two away from chaos. And it's also interesting to see the way in which the neutering of an effective Senate has given rise to plotting and treachery and an imperial family whose members are never safe in their beds.
Fans of the series will enjoy ''Praetorian'' both for the setting and the intrigue. Fans of military fiction , in general , should probably start at the beginning, though.
I think we're heading back to Britain in book 13. Hooray! Much as I like Rome, Britain is my favourite.
You could also look at [[The Forgotten Legion by Ben Kane]], the first in another popular series about the Roman military machine. Or you could change warrior type altogether and read about the Mongols in [[Lords of the Bow by Conn Iggulden]].
[[Simon Scarrow's Roman Legion (Cato and Marco) (Eagles of the Empire) Books in Chronological Order]]
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