By the end of the summer 44 g. n. e. The long confrontation with the disobedient local tribes in Britain exhausted not only the strength of the soldiers of Commander Plaut, but also the patience of the Emperor, who demanded an early victory. The task of Macron's and Cato's centurions in the Second Legion is to keep the ford across the Tamesis River. But due to a mistake of command, the heroes find themselves in the role of fugitives, pursued by their own comrades, and now they have only one weak chance to atone for the guilt. Spring 45 g. Centurions Macron and Cato, dismissed from the Second Legion in Britain, are waiting for an investigation into their involvement in the death of a fellow officer And although they know the cunning of Secretary Narcissus, it is not in their position to choose: having fulfilled his request to take away from the pirates the most valuable scrolls, they will do the service of the Empire and save their reputation. But Narcissus finds himself in collusion with Vitellius, their longtime enemy, and now the centurions again have to think not only about the fate of Rome, but also about their own destinies. Included in the collection of novels by Simon Skarrow “The extraction of the golden eagle” and “Prophecy of the eagle” continue the famous cycle “Eagles of the Empire”, which is dedicated to the Roman legionaries and whose books have become bestsellers in many countries of the world.