Ancient Rome
A Whispering of Spies
Set in 191-192 AD in Roman Britannia, A Whispering of Spies features Libertus, Rowe’s sleuth in this series, accused of…
The Last Caesar
Editors' choice
This story of the uprising against the emperor Nero in AD 68 is in the form of a memoir by…
The Leopard Sword
Marcus Valerius Aquila returns in this the fourth of the Empire series. Continuing to use the pseudonym of Marcus Tribulus…
Spartacus
Historical novels, especially those dealing with well-known events, lack suspense. As we watch the slave army of Spartacus defeat one…
Rome: The Eagle of the Twelfth
Editors' choice
This is the story of Demalion of Macedon, who joins the Twelfth Legion. The story opens in AD 57 in…
Rome’s Executioner: Vespasian II
Rome’s Executioner, set in AD 30, is the second novel in a saga narrating the rise of Vespasian in the…
Blood and Treasure
We find ourselves in 43AD for Blood and Treasure, following Claudius’ troops led by Plautius and Vespasian—an era of history…
Empress of the Seven Hills
Kate Quinn returns with a gripping sequel to her bestselling debut Mistress of Rome. After the assassination of Emperor Domitian,…
The Seven Wonders
The twelve previous mystery novels in Steven Saylor’s bestselling Roma Sub Rosa series have made Gordianus the Finder one of…
Justa: A Novel of Ancient Rome
The backdrop of Joseph Jay Deiss and Susanna Deiss’ delightful historical novel Justa may be familiar to most readers: the…
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