Cato & Macro Books in Order
Simon Scarrow has written 25 Cato & Macro books, published between 2000 and 2026. The first book is Under the Eagle (2000) and the newest is The Sword of Rome (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2000–2026
- Confirmed
- 25 of 25 titles
- Pages on record
- 5,557 in 15 of 25 books
- Reading time
- 93–139 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,557 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 25 titles with a page count on record.
Cato and Macro are the two Roman officers at the centre of Simon Scarrow's Eagle series, 25 books published between 2000 and 2026. Quintus Licinius Cato and Lucius Cornelius Macro are officers in the Roman army, and the subjects take in Rome, Britain and military life. Under the Eagle (2000) opens the sequence, which runs through The Eagle's Conquest (2001), The Eagle's Prey (2004), Centurion (2007) and The Legion (2009) to The Sword of Rome (2026).
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How many Cato & Macro books are there?
Cato & Macro has 25 books, released between 2000 and 2026.
Cato & Macro Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 Cato & Macro books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 120002463/4
- 220014483/4
- 320012883/4
- 420033203/4
- 520043203/4
- 620053203/4
- 72006–3/4
- 820073683/4
- 92009–3/4
- 1020094003/4
- 1120114973/4
- 122013–3/4
- 1320143663/4
- 142015–3/4
- 1520164483/4
- 162017–3/4
- 1720184803/4
- 1820193523/4
- 1920213523/4
- 202021–3/4
- 2120223523/4
- 222023–3/4
- 232024–3/4
- 242025–3/4
- 252026–3/4
Do you have to read Cato & Macro books in order?
You should read the Cato & Macro books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Cato & Macro book also stands alone.
Where to start with Cato & Macro
Start with Under the Eagle (2000), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Cato & Macro book?
The Sword of Rome (2026) is the newest Cato & Macro book released so far.
Is there a new Cato & Macro book coming?
No next Cato & Macro book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Cato & Macro at a glance
- Still running
- Cato & Macro is still running, with a title published as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Cato & Macro books have appeared about one a year on average.
- Length
- 5,557 pages across the 15 of 25 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Cato & Macro books, 10 of 25, were published in the 2000s.
When Cato & Macro books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when Cato & Macro titles appeared. 2000s was the most productive decade with 10 titles.
25 books total across 3 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.
What the Cato & Macro books are about
16 of the 25 Cato & Macro books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: historical fiction is tagged on 9 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Historical fiction 9 of 16 books
- History 7 of 16 books
- Rome 7 of 16 books
- Armed Forces 5 of 16 books
- Army 5 of 16 books
- Quintus Licinius Cato (Fictitious character) 5 of 16 books
- Great Britain 4 of 16 books
- Officers 4 of 16 books
- Romans 3 of 16 books
- English literature 2 of 16 books
- War & military 2 of 16 books
More books by Simon Scarrow
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
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