41 years of our era . Roman Empire of Emperor Claudius . The third book in the series , It is set in ancient Rome,. in which the story of Mark Valeria Pavo continues , Son of a Traitor-Legislator , and about one of the characters in the books of Simon Skarrow - the option of Lucius Cornelia Macron , who fight for their lives in the face of a bloody rebellion.. The Roman Arena series is something of a prequel to the Eagle series of books, as it has an earlier appearance of some characters, in particular Macron and Narcissus. 1 Barbarian (2012), 2 Pretender (Deadly Enemy) (2012), 3 First Sword (2013), 4 Revenge (2013), 5 Champion (2013)