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We all know that the spark was the death of Boudica's husband, the mistreatment of her and her daughters by the Roman procurator Decianus, and the crippling high taxes.
Once again, Simon Scarrow has written a great Roman adventure based in Britannia with Macro and Cato find new adventures. Claudia Acta the real life whore/mistress of Nero was never in Brittania and was still hanging around Nero’s palace in Rome in 64 and 65AD. This is really part 1 of a 2 part telling of the Boudicca Uprising, largely using a 2 perspective narrative with Cato on Anglesey/Mona and the suppression of the Druids and Ordovicians by Suetonius, while Macro is largely in Camulodonum with the other veterans, reaping the whirlwind of Roman officials' "mishandling" of Boudicca and the Iceni. That will soon be put the test especially since Camulodunum is ‘a powder keg’, surrounded by tribes chafing under the yoke of Roman rule and people left hungry as a result of poor harvests and high taxes. However, having lived in Camulodunum, with a wealth of local knowledge I have a lot of sympathy for the Iceni and Boudica!
As with all the books in the series this revolves around the adventures of our old friends Macro and Cato plus assorted other characters.
I have been a fan of Simon Scarrows Eagle of the Empire series since 2017 when I discovered the books in my local library. Our features are original articles from our print magazines (these will say where they were originally published) or original articles commissioned for this site. A background beat is how individuals and their personal wishes and feelings are overplayed by historical forces, in other words, people are swept along. Realising Macro’s worst fears, his actions set in motion a series of events that will threaten Rome’s hold on the province of Britannia and the lives of the Romans who have settled there.With thanks to Sophie Ransom, the publisher and the author for the advanced reading copy of this book. I haven’t read the rest of the series and didn’t feel I had missed part of the story, although I do love history.
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The Iceni - apparently happily living until the Roman yoke are far from content and high taxes imposed by the Emperor make the situation even more delicate. A stunning and unforgettable story of warfare, courage and sacrifice as brave men face an enemy with nothing to lose . Sadly, this book doesn't really stand alone, so reading some of the earlier volumes in the series would be helpful.
Macro has now retired and is serving as the Senior Magistrate while Prefect Cato is still in the army but not on active duty.The relationship between the Roman occupiers and the Iceni is initially based on mutual respect, but soon deteriorates into a bloody insurrection. This, I have to say, is also the first in the series that I can remember ending in a definite cliffhanger . Poorly defended and with a large civilian population, Camulodunum is vulnerable to attack but only a few, like Macro, can see the potential danger.
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