2nd Century
Praetorian: The Great Game
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Truly excellent historical fiction takes the reader by the scruff of the neck and yanks him or her back to whatever period it ...Read Review
Empire: Thunder of the Gods
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Thunder of the Gods is the eighth book in Riches’ Empire series, taking the hero, Marcus Aquila, and supporting cast to the far ...Read Review
South of Burnt Rocks West of the Moon
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The ultimate defeat and destruction of the city of Carthage in the wake of the Third Punic War against the rising power of ...Read Review
Total War Rome: Destroy Carthage
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Carthago delenda est, Carthage must be destroyed. These words resound throughout this novel of Scipio Aemilianus, adopted grandson of the famous Scipio Africanus ...Read Review
Lady of the Eternal City
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Kate Quinn’s masterful talents in portraying the ancient world have culminated in this fourth and final installment of the Empress of Rome ...Read Review
Empire: The Emperor’s Knives
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The Emperor’s Knives is the latest in Anthony Riches’ Empire series, set in AD 184. It takes the hero of the saga, Marcus ...Read Review
The Inner Sea: A Novel of the Year 100
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Imagine yourself back in the world of Europe and the Middle East in the year 100. Jesus Christ has been crucified, the Temple of ...Read Review
Tabula Rasa: A Crime Novel of the Roman Empire (The Medicus Series)
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From the first book in Ruth Downie’s Gaius Ruso series, I fell in love with the gruff but good-hearted Roman medical officer ...Read Review
The Mark of the Horse Lord
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This is a well-constructed story with a pleasing sense of inevitability. It’s set in and around Hadrian’s Wall at the time ...Read Review
Dead Romans
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Dead Romans opens in 2nd-century Ephesus, where the shepherd boy Daphnis is faced with the mysterious death of his flock. As his sheep ...Read Review