52 BC, and Rome is in turmoil. Rival gangs prowl the streets as Publius Clodius, a high-born populist politician, and his arch-enemy Titus Milo fight to control the consular elections. But when Clodius is murdered on the famed Appian Way and Milo is accused of the crime, the city explodes with riots[...]

An enthralling prequel to his bestselling "Roma Sub Rosa" series of mysteries set in the Ancient World, Steven Saylor takes readers back to the younger days of Gordianus the Finder. The year is 92BC and Gordianus has just turned eighteen and is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime: a far-f[...]

Having obliterated the opposition, Caesar is now dictator for life. In the upcoming celebrations, Vercingetorix the Gaul is scheduled to be executed, as is Arsinoe, the sister of Cleopatra and Cleopatra herself is in Rome on a state visit, trying to convince Caesar to acknowledge their son as his he[...]

"Roma" is the story of the ancient city of Rome, from its mythic beginnings as a campsite along a trade route to its emergence as the centre of the most extensive, powerful empire in the ancient world. Beginning with the prehistory days when Roma was a way station among seven hills for traders and m[...]

The year is 63 BC, and Gordianus the Finder unexpectedly achieves the dream of every Roman - a farm in the Etruscan countryside. Vowinig to leave behind the corruption and intrigue of Rome, he abandons the city, taking his family with him. Gordianus' longtime patron, Cicero, has also achieved the dr[...]

This is a story of murder and duplicity during the Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder. Caesar and his troops have crossed the Rubicon and are marching on Rome. Pompey his rival, is preparing to flee south with his loyal troops, leaving the city unguarded and ungoverned. Before Pompey lea[...]

I denne boka kan du følge Romas historie som en slektskrønike. Fra de første handelsreisende som etablerer seg ved elven og de syv høyder, til byens opprinnelse og tvillingene Romulus og Remus; gjennom etableringen av Roma som det største maktsentrum i historien, og frem til mordet på Julius C[...]

Cæsar vender for første gang på mange år tilbake til Roma, hvor senatet har utnevnt ham til Diktator. Men han har fremdeles motstandere, og Cæsars kone Calpurnia plages av onde varsler om mannens skjebne. Da hun finner etterforskeren hun har ansatt død ved sin egen dørstokk, tar hun kontakt m[...]

Året er 63 f.Kr., og opdageren Gordianus får ganske uventet opfyldt enhver romers drøm: Han har arvet en gård på landet. Den desillusionerede Gordianus ønsker ikke længere at have noget at gøre med korruptionen og intrigerne i Rom, så han flytter fra byen og tager sin familie med sig.

South of Rome on the Gulf of Puteoli stands the splendid villa of Marcus Crassus, Rome's wealthiest citizen. When the estate overseer is murdered, Crasus concludes that the deed was done by two missing slaves, who have probably run off to join the Spartacus Slave Revolt.[...]