by Steven Saylor - (03 Aug 2008 - 00:00)
BookTriumphCaesar :
The Triumph of Caesar is the 12th in the Gordianus series of novels set in ancient Rome. 'Gordianus the Finder' is a kind of private detective who started his career working for Cicero on a case of parricide. Now 30 years later Gordianus has acquired a house on the Palatine and is well known to the upper reaches of Roman society.
The year is 46 B.C.E. and Caesar has returned from the Civil war, the war in Africa, and the war in Asia. His wife Calpurnia is convinced that his life is in danger, and hires Gordianus to investigate. He accepts the case only because his old friend Hieronymous from the novel Last Seen In Massillia had also been hired by Calpurnia, and had turned up murdered.
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by AuthorLindseyDavis Lindsey Davis - (16 Jan 2008 - 15:38)
BookSaturnalia :
Title - booktitle Saturnalia: A Marcus Didius Falco Novel
Author - author Lindsey Davis
Category - fiction
amazonlink 0312361297
Queue status - completed
booksearch author Lindsey Davis
Marcus Didius Falco is a hard-boiled private eye during 1st century Rome. He comes from a plebeian background but is married to an aristocrat, the daughter of a senator. If you've seen The Thin Man with William Powell and Myrna Loy you have an idea of the relationship.
This is the 3rd or 4th book in the series that I've read, and about the 18th in the series overall. The ones I've read have been entertaining. Not nearly as historically interesting as the Steven Saylor Gordianus series, but good solid entertainment. The Falco character is raffish, tough, smart, outspoken, and self-deprecating.
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Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome
by AuthorStevenSaylor Steven Saylor - (21 May 2007 - 13:04)
BookRoma :
Title - booktitle Roma: The Novel of Ancient Rome
Author - author Steven Saylor
Category - fiction
bookcover 0312328311
Queue status - completed
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