3rd Century
Twilight of Empire III: Battle for Rome
Battle for Rome is the third novel in Ian Ross’ Twilight of Empire series, following Constantine’s rise to power from…
The Medicus Codex
When Aaron, a Galilean Jew, leaves his homeland for Rome, he knows he aims high in seeking to become a…
Zenobia
Readers of Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire will probably recall one of its most interesting side-stories,…
Zenobia: Challenging a Legend
“Complicating Zenobia’s life is a budding romance with her brilliant and charismatic instructor. The challenge: he is the scholar, she…
Daughter of Sand and Stone
At seventeen, Zenobia bat-Zabbai of 3rd-century Palmyra is old enough to wed, but none of the prospective suitors meets her…
The Better of Two Men
This is the third in the Overlord series and although it can be read as a standalone story, enjoyment would…
The Emperor’s Silver
The Roman Empire in 273 AD. The Palmyrans have been defeated, but there is trouble in Egypt, and the Empire…
Destitutio Quod Remissio
Brett Armstrong’s debut novel is set during the reign of the Roman emperor Diocletian and hinges on his persecution of…
Iron and Rust: Throne of the Caesars, Book 1
The murder of Emperor Alexander in the year AD 235 begins what is known to us as the Year of…
The Rise of Zenobia (Overlord, #1)
The Rise of Zenobia (Overlord, #1) is a solid and gripping piece of historical fiction. The story takes place in…
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