ancient Rome

Roman Reads for the Ides of March

Happy Ides of March! Obviously, the best way to commemorate the assassination of Julius Caesar is by collectively stabbing the…

10 months ago

Vestal Virgins in “Brides of Rome”

The historical events of Brides of Rome have been covered so many times in other novels. It's really hard to bring…

2 years ago

Feast of Sorrow

Feast of Sorrow by Crystal King tells the story of a kitchen slave, Thrasius, and his owner, the gourmand Apicius.…

3 years ago

The Price of Freedom: A Libertus Mystery of Roman Britain

The Price of Freedom is the seventeenth in Rosemary Rose's Libertus mystery series. By this point, the pavement-laying crime-solver is…

4 years ago

Trade Secrets

By now, whenever Marcus and Perilla start talking about having a relaxing time, I'm pretty sure someone's about to find…

4 years ago

Medicus

In Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire Ruth Downie uses the tensions between Roman army and British locals to create a…

5 years ago

Solid Citizens

Before receiving David Wishart's new novel Solid Citizens, I'd already read Ovid, Germanicus, and Sejanus, also Roman mysteries by the…

7 years ago