Ancient Rome
Cast Not the Day
The central character of this book, set in the middle of the 4th century AD, is Drusus, a young British…
Death at Pompeia’s Wedding
This is the latest in the series of Libertus detective stories written by Rosemary Rowe. As Rosemary Aitken, she has…
The Republic of Vengeance
In the late third century BC, Marcus, a 14-year-old Roman journeying to Greece with his father, is captured by pirates.…
Ship of Rome
This is the first of a series of naval warfare adventures set during the Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome.…
SPQR XII: Oracle of the Dead
In this, the twelfth of Roberts’ Roman mystery series featuring his sleuth Decius Caecilius Metellus, Italy is on the brink…
The Ancient Ocean Blues
Though young Marcus Oppius Sabinus is less than thrilled when his cousin Gaius sends him on a spy mission, Marcus…
The Gods of War
The Roman Empire. The action takes place largely in Italy and the Iberian peninsula and builds up to the…
The Forgotten Legion
In the dying days of the Roman Republic, anarchy rules in the capital. Three men maintain an uneasy triumvirate:…
Caligula: The Tyranny of Rome
The third Roman emperor was the one they called Caligula, infamous in equal part for his cruelty and his…
Warrior of Rome, Part One: Fire in the East
Editors' choice
Fire in the East is part one of Dr Harry Sidebottom’s Warrior of Rome series and his first novel.…
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