Tag Archives: Steven Saylor

Raiders of the Nile

Posted on April 2, 2014 by smellincoffee

 Raiders of the Nile © 2014 Steven Saylor 352 pages   If fortune favors the foolish, young Gordianus of Rome must be foolish indeed. On his 22ndbirthday, he lavishly adorns his slave-turned-love-interest, Bethesda, only to see her kidnapped when she … Continue reading →

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The Seven Wonders

Posted on February 14, 2013 by smellincoffee

The Seven Wonders© 2012 Steven Saylor332 pages A few years ago, I read through the Roma sub Rosa series in which a first-century Sherlock Holmes named Gordianus the Finder made his living investigating murders and other sundry mysteries which were … Continue reading →

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Empire

Posted on September 4, 2010 by smellincoffee

Empire: the Novel of Imperial Rome© 2010 Steven Saylor589 pages Last summer — strangely enough about a year ago last week —  I had the pleasure of reading Roma: the Novel of Ancient Rome. The novel was a thousand-year epic, … Continue reading →

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The Triumph of Caesar

Posted on December 21, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Triumph of Caesar© 2008 Steven Saylor308 pages The Triumph of Caesar is currently the last (Saylor may yet add to it, but I can’t confirm this from his website) book in the Roma sub Rosa series. I would not … Continue reading →

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Caesar’s Judgement

Posted on November 9, 2009 by smellincoffee

The Judgment of Caesar© 2005 Steven Saylor352 pages When we last left Rome under the rose,  the civil war between Caesar and Pompey began to slowly conclude as Pompey’s ranks dwindled and his history of victories was rendered meaningless by … Continue reading →

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A Gladiator Dies Only Once

Posted on October 31, 2009 by smellincoffee

A Gladiator Dies Only Once: The Further Investigations of Gordianus the Finder © 2005 Steven Saylor 269 pages Although the meat of the Roma sub Rosa series is its novels, Steven Saylor also enjoys writing short stories set within it, … Continue reading →

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A Mist of Prophecies

Posted on October 19, 2009 by smellincoffee

A Mist of Prophecies © 2003 Steven Saylor 304 pages Gordianus the Finder and Rome have been through much turmoil in the past two preceding books, Rome having been plunged into civil war by the ambitions of those two men … Continue reading →

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Last Seen in Massilia

Posted on October 10, 2009 by smellincoffee

Last Seen in Massilia © 2000 Steven Saylor 277 pages When I last visited Rome under the rose, I followed Gordianus as he experienced Rome at war. Pompey the Great fled Rome and then Italy when Julius Caesar crossed the … Continue reading →

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A Murder on the Appian Way

Posted on September 12, 2009 by smellincoffee

A Murder on the Appian Way © 1997 Steven Saylor 413 pages “Oh, the times! Oh, the morals!” – Cicero “Ah, judgment! Thou art fled to brutish beasts and men have lost their reason!” – Mark Antony, Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. … Continue reading →

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Roma

Posted on August 30, 2009 by smellincoffee

Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome © 2007 Steven Saylor 555 pages < When I first saw this book’s full title, I was amused by what seemed to be presumption. The novel of ancient Rome? Really? Its plot summary — … Continue reading →

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