Ancient Rome
Semper Fidelis: A Novel of the Roman Empire
Set in 2nd-century Roman Britain during Hadrian’s rule, this interesting read started out slow for a mystery but picked up…
Marching with Caesar: Conquest of Gaul
In R. W. Peake’s long, dense, utterly absorbing book Marching with Caesar: Conquest of Gaul, readers follow the story of…
Children of Apollo
Children of Apollo is the first book in a series featuring a grizzled but hopeful veteran of the third century…
Strategos: Born in the Borderlands
As in Doherty’s superb novel Legionary, so too in Strategos: the story is set during a period of Roman history…
Roman Games
Rome, 96 AD. The city’s labyrinthine politics have brought the Emperor Domitian to the final stages of paranoia, manifest in…
Rome’s Last Citizen: The Life and Legacy of Cato, Mortal Enemy of Caesar
Biographies abound for the colorful personalities of the Late Roman Republic: Caesar and Cleopatra, Pompey and Cicero. But one of…
The History Keepers: Circus Maximus
Rome, AD 27. In their second time-slip adventure, Jake and the History Keepers find themselves in Ancient Rome. The evil…
Avenger of Rome
Following on from Defender of Rome, Gaius Valerius Verrens, Hero of Rome in Avenger of Rome, is drawn further into…
Spartacus: Rebellion
This second volume of Kane’s take on the Spartacus story begins at the point at which the first book broke…
Agent of Rome: The Imperial Banner
Set in Imperial Rome, this is the second book in a series. I haven`t read the first, Agent of Rome:…
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