The Eagle's Prophecy is a 2005 novel by Simon Scarrow, the sixth book in the Eagle Series, It is spring 45 AD and Centurions Macro and Cato, dismissed from the Second Legion in Britain, are returned to Rome following the events of the Eagle's Prey. They are recognised by the imperial secretary, the devious Narcissus, who makes them an offer they can’t refuse: to rescue an imperial agent who has been captured by pirates operating from the Illyrian coast or face judgements for their actions. With him were the final scrolls vital to the safety of the Emperor and the future of Rome.[1]
