CENTURION‎,‎ a no‎.‎ 1 bestseller‎,‎ is the unputdownable eighth novel in Simon Scarrow‎'‎s Eagle‎'‎s of the Empire series‎.‎ Perfect for fans of Bernard Cornwell and Conn Iggulden‎.‎ In the first century AD the Roman Empire faces a new threat from its long‎-standing enemy Parthia‎.‎ Parthia is vying with Rome for control of Palmyra‎,‎ an officially neutral kingdom‎.‎ Palmyra‎'‎s royal household is on the brink of open revolt‎,‎ and so a task force under the command of experienced soldiers Macro and Cato is dispatched to defend its king and guard its borders‎.‎ When Parthia hears of the Roman army‎'‎s presence‎,‎ it starts amassing its troops for war‎.‎ Macro‎'‎s cohort must march against the enemy‎,‎ deep into treacherous territory‎.‎ If Palmyra is not to fall into the clutches of Parthia‎,‎ they will have to defeat superior numbers in a desperate siege‎.‎ The quest for a lasting peace has never been more challenging‎,‎ nor more critical for the future of the Empire‎.‎