1st Century
The Curse-Maker
Roman Britain, Bath, Aquae Sulis where the goddess sends forth warm, healing waters. Our sleuth, former legionary and doctor Arcturus,…
Roman Games
Often the suspect in Roman mystery novels is a slave, so the detective must work to prove someone else did…
Lily of the Nile
After unwittingly helping her mother commit suicide, Cleopatra Selene, daughter of Egypt’s Queen Cleopatra and Mark Antony, is taken from…
Den of Wolves
The modern historical novel tends to stay within the bounds of known facts, confining its invention to the areas where…
Tiberius Julius Alexander
Tiberius Julius Alexander was a real historical figure, born a Jew in the city of Alexandria in the first century…
Nero: A Novel
This novel is written in the form of a memoir by Mela, the younger brother of Lucius Seneca, who is…
The Eye of God: A Fisherman’s Tale
Simon and his brother Andrew were fishermen in the town of Capernaum on the Sea of Galilee. Simon’s wife had…
First Citizen Emperor
First Citizen Emperor is a rare treat in the field. The research is exhaustive, but artfully hidden within a rich…
Hero of Rome
September AD 59. In order to obtain the necessary military experience to make a career in politics, Tribune Gaius Valerius…
Claudius
AD 43-51. Emperor Claudius desperately needs a resounding military victory and Britain is his target. Only a union of the…
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