Forgotten Heroes of Rome Books in Order

Farmer Marcus Varro's vow of peace is shattered when Rome's army carries him into a foreign war. Learning to survive battle is only part of his struggle, as a personal enemy threatens him from within his own ranks.

During Rome's Macedonian campaign, a comrade's desertion places Varro, Falco, and their unit under threat of execution. Ordered to retrieve the missing soldier, they must pursue him through shifting battlefields before their opportunity for survival disappears.

Varro and Falco's attempt to reclaim a stolen necklace ends in a slave's death and their imprisonment. Offered a chance to avoid execution, they accept a perilous mission into Macedonia, where Varro hopes to protect his men and find redemption.

Promoted by experience during Rome's Macedonian wars, Varro still struggles to reconcile soldiering with his vow of peace. A mysterious attacker within the Roman army opens another front, forcing him to fight for survival among supposed allies.

Recalled from service in Numidia, Varro and his companions join Rome's campaign against an Iberian rebellion. Their competing obligations and an unfriendly legion complicate efforts to defend a besieged ally while treachery threatens them from within.

After the Macedonian war, Varro accepts an assignment serving Numidia's king and takes command of unruly raiders. Struggling to control his own men, he faces a returning enemy whose desire for revenge threatens the mission and his companions.

Newly appointed centurion Varro must escort a large payment of silver across dangerous country with few soldiers. Resentment of his youth undermines his command, while unseen threats place both the convoy and Rome's emerging peace in jeopardy.

Varro, Falco, and Curio infiltrate Sparta to aid opponents of King Nabis and prepare a revolt. Their covert assignment soon descends into disaster, forcing them to balance survival against Rome's expectations in a city ruled through fear.

With Pisa besieged by a vast Ligurian force, Varro, Falco, and Curio undertake another dangerous mission. Crossing enemy territory, they encounter concealed threats as well as open warfare, while the city's chance of rescue steadily diminishes.

A struggle between senators leaves Varro, Falco, and Curio accused of treason, with Curio missing in Iberia. The others launch a covert search to clear their names, confronting a brutal adversary in a land close to chaos.

Varro, Falco, and Curio face rebellion in Iberia while investigating stolen treasury coins they once accepted themselves. With military execution looming, they must expose the thieves and navigate hostile forces before their unwitting involvement condemns them.

Recovering from a severe wound in Athens, Curio forms a bond with runaway twins. When their father sends mercenaries to recover them, the injured soldier must find the strength and ingenuity to protect his new companions.

Summoned to Rome after relieving Pisa, Varro and his companions confront enemies whose reach extends into their homes and families. Hunting a relentless opponent through the city, they uncover political factions that threaten both their lives and the Republic.

Roman centurions Varro, Falco, and Curio pursue an old enemy they believed dead. Their hunt exposes a disturbing truth, forcing them to choose between their own safety and the survival of the Republic.

War traps three Roman soldiers behind enemy lines as the Aetolian League attacks Demetrias. Protecting an infant while struggling through hostile Greece, they must find a route home before the Seleucid invasion overwhelms them.

Reunited north of Athens before the Roman-Seleucid War, Varro, Falco, and Curio receive a mission to extract a Roman agent. Shifting alliances and mounting danger turn a straightforward assignment into a desperate pursuit.