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owl123 · 04-25-2009, 01:55 PM

I'm a fan of Ms. McCullough's books and an avid reader of historical fiction set in ancient Rome (or in the times of Republic to be more precise).

Apart from the books mentioned before here are some others I feel you might like:

1. Benita Kane Jaro's trilogy: The Key, The Lock and The Door in the Wall.

I didn't like the first one which was about Catullus the poet but the other two are great reads. They all take place in 50-40s BC. There's Cicero, Caesar, Pompey, Crassus and others. The protagonist is Marcus Caelius Rufus, also a historical figure.

There's a new book by Jaro in the times of Augustus. Not sure if it's been published yet.

All three books are available at Netlibrary as ebooks.

2. Catiline by Brandon Winnigham which you can get in eBook format for 6 bucks from iUniverse. A nice read about Catiline's revolt. Too bad it's just 180 pages.

3. John Maddox Roberts' SPQR series which is similar to Saylor's Roma sub rosa series. A few books from this series are available as eBooks.

04-25-2009, 01:55 PM	#28
owl123 Addict Posts: 234 Karma: 214 Join Date: Nov 2008 Device: Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy NotePro 12.2, InkBook	I'm a fan of Ms. McCullough's books and an avid reader of historical fiction set in ancient Rome (or in the times of Republic to be more precise). Apart from the books mentioned before here are some others I feel you might like: 1. Benita Kane Jaro's trilogy: The Key, The Lock and The Door in the Wall. I didn't like the first one which was about Catullus the poet but the other two are great reads. They all take place in 50-40s BC. There's Cicero, Caesar, Pompey, Crassus and others. The protagonist is Marcus Caelius Rufus, also a historical figure. There's a new book by Jaro in the times of Augustus. Not sure if it's been published yet. All three books are available at Netlibrary as ebooks. 2. Catiline by Brandon Winnigham which you can get in eBook format for 6 bucks from iUniverse. A nice read about Catiline's revolt. Too bad it's just 180 pages. 3. John Maddox Roberts' SPQR series which is similar to Saylor's Roma sub rosa series. A few books from this series are available as eBooks. Last edited by owl123; 04-25-2009 at 01:59 PM.