Ancient Rome
Otho’s Regret
This is the third in a tetralogy set in the Year of the Four Emperors, 69 AD, and follows on…
The Third Nero
September, AD 89. Rome is in turmoil. Emperor Domitian is on the throne and becoming more and more paranoid. Rumours…
Deposed
Is David Barbaree’s debut novel historical fiction, or alternate history? It’s a question Barbaree actively wants us to consider, as…
The Latin Orgy
L’Orgie Latine was originally published in 1904. In this new edition, translated for the first time into English by Brian…
Death on the Appian Way
This book begins in 63 BC and tells the story of Rome through the eyes of Marcus Caelius Rufus. The…
Beyond the Wall
In 4th-century Roman Britain, 15-year-old Cassia is a slave in the household of Titus Cornelius Festus. After he tries to…
Revolt Against the Romans
I can see why Tony Bradman dedicated this book to Rosemary Sutcliff; they are both interested in a clash of…
Retalio
This is the sixth in Alison Morton’s alternative history series set in Roma Nova—a recent-history world in which a remnant…
Apollo’s Raven
AD 24. Catrin, a Celtic princess, and Marcellus, a Roman, were ordered to gather information about each other’s families. They…
Fire and Sword: Throne of the Caesars, Book 3
In 238 AD, the Roman Empire is in chaos. Co-emperors Gordian the Elder and his son have both been killed…
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