Ancient Rome
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…
The Wedding Shroud: A Tale of Early Rome
Born of a patrician mother and a wealthy plebeian father, Caecilia is no ordinary Roman citizen, but a product of…
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…
The Legion
Egypt. A group of renegade gladiators led by the psychotic Ajax, posing as Roman soldiers, are causing dissent and stirring…
Valeria’s Cross
Emperor Diocletian (r.284-305 A.D.) is a brilliant leader whose innovative reforms reinvigorate the Roman Empire, but when his power starts…
Tiberius Julius Alexander
Tiberius Julius Alexander was a real historical figure, born a Jew in the city of Alexandria in the first century…
Atilla: The Judgment
It is 449 AD, and the Roman Empire is in danger of being overrun by barbarians. An army of Huns,…
Nero: A Novel
This novel is written in the form of a memoir by Mela, the younger brother of Lucius Seneca, who is…
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