Ancient Rome
Rome’s Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
Biographies abound for the colorful personalities of the Late Roman Republic: Caesar and Cleopatra, Pompey and Cicero. But one of…
The History Keepers: Circus Maximus
Rome, AD 27. In their second time-slip adventure, Jake and the History Keepers find themselves in Ancient Rome. The evil…
Avenger of Rome
Following on from Defender of Rome, Gaius Valerius Verrens, Hero of Rome in Avenger of Rome, is drawn further into…
Spartacus: Rebellion
This second volume of Kane’s take on the Spartacus story begins at the point at which the first book broke…
Agent of Rome: The Imperial Banner
Set in Imperial Rome, this is the second book in a series. I haven`t read the first, Agent of Rome:…
A Roman Rescue
Ancient Rome. Young Charlie and his dog Bandit fall down a hole and find themselves in Rome during the reign…
The Philosopher Prince
Waters’ sequel to Cast Not the Day is set between 355 and 361 A.D., and finds the characters of Drusus…
The Divining
Barbara Wood’s newest historical, about a woman’s spiritual journey through the 1st-century Roman world, is a mixed effort. The segmented…
The Siege
270 AD. Queen Zenobia of Palmyra has turned on her erstwhile master, Rome. She has sent her armies across Arabia,…
The Last Temple
This Christian/historical novel, the third volume of a trilogy, is very well researched. Having not read either of the first…
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