3rd Century
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…
The Black Stone
This is the fourth in Nick Brown’s Agent of Rome series, following the adventures of Cassius Corbulo and his faithful…
Hannibal: Clouds of War
In 213 AD, Rome is at war with Carthage, and the town of Syracuse in Sicily is under siege. Outside…
Pax Britannica
Pax Britannica tells the story of a troop of present-day soldiers who are thrown back through the centuries to Roman…
Wolves of the North
The fifth entry in distinguished classicist and military historian Harry Sidebottom’s Warrior of Rome series sees the hero Ballista on…
Children of Apollo
Children of Apollo is the first book in a series featuring a grizzled but hopeful veteran of the third century…
Rav Hisda’s Daughter
Rav Hisda’s Daughter provides a wealth of historical detail about Jewish life in Babylon and Israel in the 3rd century…
The Siege
270 AD. Queen Zenobia of Palmyra has turned on her erstwhile master, Rome. She has sent her armies across Arabia,…
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