Cato and Macro Books in Order

AD 63. Under Emperor Nero’s volatile rule, Rome teeters on the edge of chaos. Appointed to command the Urban Cohorts, Cato brings in Macro as his right hand, and together they must face riots, conspiracies and a ruler who brooks no defiance.

In the aftermath of Boudica’s defeat, scattered rebel bands and a captured legionary eagle keep Britannia simmering. Consumed by grief for his mother, Macro joins Cato in a ruthless hunt for the queen and the lost standard to restore Roman honour.

Boudica’s uprising has exploded across Britannia, leaving Roman towns in ruins. Cato rides with Governor Suetonius toward threatened Londinium, unsure whether his friend Macro has survived earlier massacres, while the fate of the entire province hangs in the balance.

AD 60. In Britannia, tensions between Roman rule and native tribes erupt into open revolt. As Governor Suetonius prepares to confront Boudica, Macro and Cato face ruthless enemies at court and on the ground, fighting to hold the province together.

By AD 59, Cato serves as prefect of the Praetorian Guard while Macro tries to build a quieter life with his family. When threats against Nero’s regime and against Macro’s new home converge, the two veterans must once more fight to defend their honour.

After a failed eastern campaign, Cato and Macro return to a chilly reception in Rome. When Nero banishes his mistress to Sardinia, Cato is ordered to escort her to exile, only to find a plague‑ridden island racked by unrest and brewing insurgency.

Garrisoned on the eastern frontier, Cato and Macro prepare for war with Parthia while rumours swirl of a traitor inside Rome’s forces. As tensions rise and armies gather, they race to uncover the saboteur before he destroys their legion from within.

In AD 55, the Parthian Empire ousts Rome’s client king in Armenia. General Corbulo calls on Cato, Macro and their Praetorian cohort to restore him, marching into unfamiliar mountains where unreliable allies, harsh weather and a watchful enemy test them to the limit.

With Emperor Claudius dead and Nero on the throne, Rome is a nest of plots. As Praetorian officers, Cato and Macro are courted by rival factions backing Nero or Britannicus, forced into a deadly political game they would rather avoid.

AD 54. In turbulent Hispania, Macro and Cato serve under the ambitious general Vitellius, sent to crush rebellion in harsh country. Between feuding tribes, treacherous terrain and intrigues at Claudius’s court, they must survive a campaign where no one can be trusted.

AD 52. Sent to smash a druid stronghold in the western hills, Cato leads an invasion into brutal winter weather while Macro, wounded, holds a vulnerable fort. As native forces vanish from local valleys, a devastating ambush begins to take shape.

As Roman forces close in on Caratacus in the mountains of Britain, a traitor within the empire plots to sabotage the campaign and kill Macro and Cato. Unaware they are targets, the two officers hunt their elusive enemy while pursuing the rebel leader.

Roman Britain, AD 51. Cato and Macro are sent back to the island to lead a newly formed cavalry cohort into the wild hills of Wales. Facing Caratacus’s guerrilla fighters, hostile terrain and shaky allies, they must crush a growing native resistance.

Summoned to Rome, Macro and Cato are ordered to go undercover in the Praetorian Guard to expose a plot against Emperor Claudius. Surrounded by ambitious officers and old enemies, they must unmask conspirators before the emperor’s enemies strike.

Pursuing their old enemy Ajax to Egypt, Macro and Cato are drawn into border tensions that threaten war. Torn between a personal vendetta and the need to save a vital province, they face battles on the Nile and plots in Alexandria.

Shipwrecked on Crete after a tidal wave, Macro and Cato find the island shattered and its slaves in open revolt. With Roman authority crumbling, they must rally survivors, face a ruthless gladiator leader and crush rebellion before it spreads.

On Rome’s eastern frontier, Macro and Cato command troops sent to rescue an allied king in Palmyra and confront a Parthian threat. Besieged, betrayed and marching through desert, they must outwit both rebels and an ambitious Roman governor.

Sent to Judaea to stiffen a neglected frontier, Macro and Cato find demoralised troops, corrupt commanders and a land on the brink of revolt. As zealot rebels and scheming officials collide, they must hold the line before the province explodes.

Recalled to Rome, Cato and Macro are ordered to hunt down a pirate fleet that has seized a set of mysterious scrolls vital to imperial security. Their pursuit across the Mediterranean pits them against ruthless raiders and deadly political rivals.

A disastrous battle in Britain lets the rebel leader Caratacus escape and brings shame on the Second Legion. Blamed for the failure, Macro and Cato face draconian punishment, then a desperate struggle to clear their names in enemy‑held territory.

Tasked with training two cohorts of Atrebatan warriors, Macro and Cato must turn tribal nobles into disciplined auxiliaries. When rebellion and betrayal erupt, their improvised force becomes the only shield between Rome’s allies and annihilation.

In winter AD 44, General Plautius’s wife and children are captured by a fanatical druid sect. Macro and Cato must infiltrate the enemy stronghold in hostile country, facing brutal weather, raiders and savage rituals to bring the hostages out alive.

As Roman legions push deeper into Britain, Macro and Cato battle fierce tribal armies while uncovering a plot to assassinate Emperor Claudius. To stop it, they must risk their lives and careers against powerful enemies inside their own command.

Cato, a former imperial slave, joins veteran centurion Macro in the tough Second Legion on the Rhine and during the invasion of Britain. A covert mission to recover a lost pay chest drags them into a conspiracy that threatens the emperor.