In the year 41 AD: Caligula has been murdered, and Claudius is the new emperor of Rome - weak-willed, awkward, and unpopular. Claudius needs a quick success. His plan: Vespasian is to bring back the fallen eagle of the XVII Legion to Rome. A relic that was lost in the forests of Germania forty years ago, considered a sacred object by the Roman soldiers. With a cavalry escort, Vespasian and his brother set out on the trail. But someone is sabotaging the mission, and night after night, more of their followers are murdered. Vespasian fights his way to Britannia. But the wrath of his ruler extends far...